THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Racism is “a public health threat” that must be tackled to end the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, the Biden administration said Wednesday in announcing its new strategy to fight the disease. Over generations, “structural inequities have resulted in racial and ethnic health disparities thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Which coronavirus vaccine is best at beating COVID-19 — Moderna or Pfizer? New research hands that honor to Moderna: In what is billed as the first head-to-head comparison of the two shots, researchers analyzed the health records of nearly 440,000 U.S. veterans whoContinue Reading
White House announces measures to fight COVID-19 this winter. Making rapid at-home coronavirus testing free for more people, maintaining masks on planes, and launching campaigns to increase vaccination and booster shots were steps were to be announced Thursday by the Biden administration. Read more Which works best, Pfizer or Moderna?Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hearing dogs make a huge difference in deaf people’s lives, a new British study shows. The dogs are trained to alert deaf people to everyday sounds such as doorbells, human voices, baby monitors and alarm clocks, as well as safety-related sounds such asContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic is taking a toll on health care workers’ sleep, which can put both their mental health and patient care at risk, researchers warn. Their study of more than 800 New York City health care workers found that compared to those withContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec.2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For those who think vaping is safer than smoking, think again. A new study warns that vaping triggers the same gene regulation changes that smoking does, so it may raise the risk of cancer and other serious diseases. “Our study, for the first time,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The first confirmed U.S. case of the Omicron variant has been reported in California, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The patient was a traveler, apparently from the San Francisco area, who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Vaping can be tough on the lungs, but new research warns of another possible danger to men: It may more than double the risk for erectile dysfunction. After tracking erectile dysfunction (ED) risk among nearly 25,000 men aged 20 and older, investigators foundContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parents who want to read to their toddlers and give them a developmental boost ought to pick up a traditional paper book rather than an e-book on a tablet, a new study reports. Toddlers are more likely to interact with their parents whenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Blows to the head are common among America’s kids, with close to 7% showing signs of a brain injury at some time in childhood, U.S. health officials report. Sports, falls and abuse are likely causes, experts say. Concussions and other head injuries areContinue Reading