THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you need more proof that a third shot of COVID vaccine is needed, new British research confirms that boosters can “neutralize” the virus’ Omicron variant. To arrive at that conclusion, they analyzed 620 blood samples from 364 health care workers and staffContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In another breakthrough for animal-to-human organ transplantation, U.S. researchers say they’ve transplanted two genetically modified pig kidneys into a living human. The recipient was Jim Parsons, 57, a brain-dead man on life support whose family agreed to allow the surgical team at theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Black and Hispanic adults who live in racially segregated neighborhoods may be more likely to develop high blood pressure than their peers who live in nonsegregated communities, a new study shows. The same was not true for Chinese adults. But theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Make a list of the ABCs of heart health, from arrhythmia to Zumba classes, and you might not think to include a T – for thyroid. But the small gland that produces crucial hormones can have a big effect on theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Think your prior bout of COVID shields you enough from another encounter with the coronavirus? New research suggests that adding in vaccination is still your best bet. A combination of vaccination and prior infection offers the most optimal protection against infection with COVID-19,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — About 4 in 10 Americans who attempt suicide don’t get mental health care, claims a new study that also found a “substantial and alarming increase” in suicide attempts. Researchers analyzed 2008-2019 federal government survey data on self-reported suicide attempts in the last 12Continue Reading
Ordering groceries online? Good luck finding nutrition info. Use of online home delivery services skyrocketed during the pandemic, but many websites are making it hard to find nutrition information on their products, a new study shows. Read more Vaccination plus prior infection gives best COVID protection. For those who thinkContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Brain fog. It has become an inexplicable side effect of COVID-19 infection, but researchers now report they have discovered a possible reason why it happens. In a small study, investigators found abnormalities in the cerebrospinal fluid of some COVID-19 patients who developed thinkingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that mosquitoes infected with the dengue virus bite more often, which triples the risk of transmitting the disease to people. Dengue is one of the most common mosquito-borne diseases. It affects more than 400 million people each year worldwide, killingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As air pollution worsens, fruits, flowers and the creatures that pollinate them could pay a price. That’s the takeaway from British researchers who used special equipment to control levels of two common pollutants — diesel exhaust and ozone — in a field ofContinue Reading