FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children with the rare cancer neuroblastoma often succumb to the disease despite aggressive treatment. But researchers have found that adding an experimental antibody to that treatment, right off the bat, may improve their outlook. Of 64 children treated with the antibody in aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, but the initial rush to get teens immunized has stalled, a new survey of parents shows. Only 1% of parents now plan to get theirContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The holidays are a time to share home-cooked meals, reconnect with far-away loved ones and contemplate what the next year has in store. But for nearly two years, the coronavirus pandemic has affected our ability to safely get together in person.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Omicron variant could prompt a reshuffling of the way doctors treat COVID infections in the United States, and antiviral pills will likely lead the way in that redoubled effort, Harvard experts say. New antiviral pills developed by Merck and Pfizer are expectedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cutting-edge mRNA technology brought safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines to a world in crisis — could it do the same for a much older foe, HIV? An experimental HIV vaccine that uses the same mRNA platform technology as the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccinesContinue Reading
Potent new antivirals may hold steady against Omicron. New antiviral pills developed by Merck and Pfizer are expected to remain effective against the mutation-heavy variant, because they interfere with the ability of the coronavirus to replicate itself rather than its ability to infect human cells, experts say. Read more HopeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — “Fights off tumors and alleviates symptoms of chemotherapy,” one vape’s advertising claims, while another is touted as an “asthma remedy, ADHD remedy, and dementia treatment.” Don’t believe the hype. Despite claims that certain vaping products may alleviate health problems, there’s no proof thatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients are at risk for serious COVID-19 illness, but some are still afraid to get vaccinated against the virus, new research shows. Study authors surveyed nearly 200 high-risk cancer patients at the Mays Cancer Center in San Antonio, Texas. Only 56% saidContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. operating rooms got busy once again soon after the first round of pandemic shutdowns, according to a study that challenges the widely held belief that operations have been curtailed indefinitely during the age of COVID-19. “It’s an untold story,” said senior studyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An overactive bladder isn’t just a nuisance and a source of embarrassment. For the elderly, it can also trigger a potentially fatal fall, a Canadian study says. “Falls are the leading cause of accidental death in seniors, and many people don’t know thatContinue Reading