SATURDAY, Aug. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Achilles tendon injuries have skyrocketed in the United States this year, researchers report. Physicians at Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan diagnosed more Achilles ruptures during June 2021 than in all of 2020. Injuries to the body’s strongest, thickest tendon account for about 30% ofContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Masks are making an unwanted comeback in many parts of the United States, after new data showing that fully vaccinated people with “breakthrough” coronavirus infections carry enough virus in their bodies to pose a potential risk to the unvaccinated. But these breakthrough infectionsContinue Reading

Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, Aug. 13: A 3rd shot for people most vulnerable to COVID-19. As the Delta variant spreads, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a third “booster” shot of coronavirus vaccines for people with weakened immune systems. Read more TheContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for teachers now has the support of the United States’ largest teachers’ union. “It is clear that the vaccination of those eligible is one of the most effective ways to keep schools safe,” Becky Pringle, president of the National EducationContinue Reading