FRIDAY, July 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Digestive issues are common after spinal cord injury and can lead to chronic constipation and incontinence. But robotic exoskeleton-assisted walking can improve matters in people with such injuries, researchers say. In an earlier survey, more than a third of men with spinal cordContinue Reading
In a HealthDay Now interview, Mabel Jong heard from experts with inside knowledge on the FDA’s controversial approval of aducanumab. First up is Dr. G. Caleb Alexander, a professor at Johns Hopkins who served on the FDA advisory committee that nearly unanimously advised against approving Biogen’s controversial new Alzheimer’s drug. Then, a conversation between Dr. Anton Porsteinsson, a principal investigator for the drug trial, and Dr. Ken Lin, a primary care physician who, like most clinicians surveyed in a new poll, has his concerns and has said he will not prescribe the new drug.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One day before the official start of the Tokyo Olympics, the city has recorded its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in six months. The 1,979 cases reported on Thursday are the most seen since 2,044 cases were recorded on Jan. 15, accordingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans admitted for inpatient hospital care are far more likely than white patients to experience safety-related health complications — even when both are treated in the same facility, a new report warns. And having good insurance didn’t appear to bridge racial differencesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — To do their best, Olympic athletes need to be both physically and mentally fit, but the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions at the Tokyo Olympics has made that a real challenge, experts say. “This Olympics is unprecedented,” said Dr. Michael Lardon, an associateContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Throughout Laney Lyon’s 1-week birthday, small signs indicated something was wrong. She wasn’t eating as much as usual. Her color seemed off. Her mom suspected jaundice and held Laney in the sun when she could. By evening, Laney was unable toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine provides surprisingly robust protection against the highly infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 — but only if you’ve gotten both doses. Fresh data out of England shows that two doses of the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine is 88% effective in protectingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As he urged Americans who are still hesitant to get vaccinated, President Joe Biden told an Ohio town hall on Wednesday night that he expected the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would soon give final approval to COVID-19 vaccines. At the moment, allContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, July 22: Two-dose Pfizer vaccine gives great protection against Delta. A new study should reassure millions of Americans who’ve gotten the Pfizer vaccine: Two doses provide 88% protection against the COVID Delta variant. But protection fell sharply for those with only oneContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A proposed $26 billion settlement on opioid-related lawsuits has been reached with four large drug companies, a group of state attorneys general announced Wednesday. If enough states sign on to the deal with the country’s three major drug distributors — Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergenContinue Reading