Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, Sept. 2: Risk of long COVID drops by half in ‘breakthrough’ cases in fully vaccinated. A British study of almost 1 million people who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 found that in those who got a breakthrough case, the odds ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Purdue Pharma was dissolved on Wednesday and the Sackler family will pay $4.5 billion under a bankruptcy settlement that will end thousands of lawsuits brought against the company over the United States’ opioid crisis. Purdue was the maker of the highly addictive painkillerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — At least 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been thrown away in the United States since March 1, government data shows. That’s a far greater amount than previously known, but it is still just a small fraction of the total doses administeredContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that should reassure Americans who have already lined up to get their coronavirus shots, a new study shows the risk of long COVID-19 is halved in fully vaccinated adults if they do get a breakthrough infection. Researchers analyzed data fromContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Depression and multiple sclerosis (MS) tend to travel together, new research finds, and when they do the chances of dying during the next decade can be up to five times greater than it is for those with neither condition. Exactly why the combinationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When people have knee arthritis, cartilage cushioning the joint progressively breaks down. Now an early study hints at a possible solution: replacing it with cartilage from the nose. Researchers tested the approach in just two patients with knee arthritis, and said much workContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new study of more than 19,000 San Diego health care workers finds that COVID-19 vaccination may have lost some of its power to ward off “breakthrough” infections. But that’s no reason to lose faith in the vaccines: In the study, the rateContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As doctors around the world come up against severe cases of COVID-19, some positive news has emerged: New research shows the rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib may help reduce hospitalized COVID patients’ risk of death. Current standard-of-care medications aren’t enough, said study co-author Dr.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you’re vaccinated against COVID-19, you may still get infected — but the odds you’ll need hospitalization are reduced by about two-thirds compared to unvaccinated people, a new study reveals. Vaccination also greatly increases the chances that COVID-19 infection will be asymptomatic andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Here’s another reason to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics: Long-term use of these medications could increase your risk of colon cancer, researchers say. “While in many cases antibiotic therapy is necessary and saves lives, in the event of less serious ailments that canContinue Reading