Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Tuesday, Aug. 17: Americans will be advised to get COVID booster shots. With the Delta variant raging and 100 million vaccine doses stockpiled, the Biden administration is expected to announce that vaccinated Americans should get a booster shot within eight months ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Masks are now required for all visitors, employees and contractors inside U.S. National Park Service (NPS) facilities and in crowded outdoor spaces, the service said Monday. The mandate applies regardless of people’s vaccination status or community transmission levels, and will be in effectContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Avanti Frozen Foods has expanded its recall of various frozen cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp products that may be contaminated with salmonella. The more than two dozen products were sold under various brand names and distributed across the United States between November 2020Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States has been dominating the news, an old viral enemy has been making a quieter comeback. In late spring, U.S. pediatric hospitals began reporting an unexpected rise in serious infections caused by respiratory syncytialContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Infected babies and toddlers are more likely to spread COVID-19 to others in their homes than teens are, a new study indicates. It also found that very young children are less likely than teens to actually bring the virus into their homes, TheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The anesthesia drug ketamine and a related medicine called esketamine appear to be safe for tough-to-treat depression, researchers report. A number of studies have suggested that low doses of ketamine, which is also abused as a club drug under monikers that include “K”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Five years after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention retooled a guideline for prescribing opioid painkillers, research suggests the change is paying off. With the United States in the grip of an opioid overdose epidemic, the CDC released an evidence-based guidelineContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Long stints on the night shift could set you up for the dangerous heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), new research suggests. For the study, the researchers analyzed data on more than 283,000 people in the UK Biobank database, and foundContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Anesthesia is a vital part of almost every surgery, but unexpected bills for the service can cause a lot of pain. Now, a new study finds that these costs fell in several states that introduced legislation targeting “surprise” billing. “These price declines showContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Take a work break: A small, new study suggests that getting out of your chair every half hour may help improve your blood sugar levels and your overall health. Every hour spent sitting or lying down increases the risk for metabolic syndrome andContinue Reading