TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new forecasting center for infectious diseases was officially launched by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. The goal of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics is to act as a “National Weather Service” for infectious disease outbreaks,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Placing hospitalized COVID-19 patients on their stomach is helpful if they’re on a mechanical ventilator, but a new study suggests it’s not a good idea for patients who are not intubated. “Awake” COVID patients — as opposed to ventilated patients who are keptContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moderna Inc. announced Tuesday that an updated COVID booster shot that combines Moderna’s original vaccine with protection against the Beta variant appears more effective than current booster shots against Omicron and a number of other variants. Before the highly transmissible Omicron variant surfaced,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fitness trackers can tell you how well you’re sleeping, how fast you’re walking and, of course, how many steps you’ve taken. But during the pandemic, researchers have also investigated the ability of smart watches to help detect COVID-19 or provide data on recovery.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Nicholas Green should’ve turned 35 this year. Instead, a random act of violence claimed his life while he was on vacation with his family in Italy more than 27 years ago. The story captivated a worldwide audience. So did what happenedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just hours after a Florida judge struck down a federal mask mandate on planes and other forms of public transportation, major airlines announced Monday that they will no longer require face coverings on domestic flights. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will alsoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have long thought it dangerous to prescribe erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra alongside chest pain pills containing nitrates. “It’s always been a big red line,” said Dr. John Osborne, director of State of the Heart Cardiology in Grapevine, Texas. “You do notContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least four people in Michigan infected with a version of the coronavirus found mostly in mink are the first known cases of possible animal-to-human transmission of the virus in the United States. The cases occurred in the first year of the pandemicContinue Reading
Florida judge strikes down federal mask mandate on planes: Hours after the ruling that the the CDC overstepped its authority with the mandate, major airlines announced they no longer required masks on domestic flights. Read more Men with heart disease can safely mix their nitrate pills with ED drugs: DespiteContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana edibles that mimic the packaging of popular snack foods pose a risk to children, a new study warns. Researchers looked at the packaging of more than 200 types of edible marijuana products and found that nearly one in 10 resembled commercial snackContinue Reading