MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s more sobering news for anyone still unvaccinated against the new coronavirus: Your odds of dying from COVID-19 are 11-fold higher than someone who’s fully immunized, new research shows. The data comes from one of three studies published Friday by the U.S. CentersContinue Reading
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Monday, Sept. 13: 9/11 first responders have higher odds for cancer 20 years later. It’s an event seared onto Americans’ memories, but studies show the destruction of the World Trade Center two decades ago is leaving a lasting legacy of cancer inContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who regularly eat foods like fish, nuts and olive oil may have less iron accumulation in their brains, as well as sharper memories, a small study suggests. The brain requires a certain level of iron to function normally, but the agingContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Anxiety prevention may be just a snowy trail away. New research suggests cross-country skiers — and perhaps others who also exercise vigorously — are less prone to develop anxiety disorders than less active folks. Researchers in Sweden spent roughly two decades tracking anxietyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The decades-long U.S. opioid epidemic could be hitting Black people harder than white folks as the crisis enters a new phase. Opioid overdose death rates among Black Americans jumped nearly 40% from 2018 to 2019 in four states hammered by the epidemic, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The law on whether or not students in Florida schools will be required to wear masks has changed again. On Friday the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee reinstated that state’s ban on school mask mandates, CBS News reported. The issue hasContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) – If you often feel stressed out, your blood pressure may rise over time alongside higher odds for other heart concerns, a new study indicates. Researchers found adults with normal blood pressure but high levels of stress hormones were more likely to develop highContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — College athletes who suffer a concussion may take as long as a month to recover, not the two weeks considered normal, new research finds. “Normal return-to-play time was previously set at 14 days — meaning 50% of people recovered in that time,” saidContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Fewer COVID-19 vaccine doses than expected will be available through the global COVAX program, affecting many less-affluent nations waiting on these doses. The United Nations forecast last week that it would have about 25% fewer vaccines to distribute through COVAX this year —Continue Reading
SUNDAY, Sept. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Knowing the warning signs of suicide can save a life, experts say. Suicide is the 10th leading overall cause of death in the United States, and number two among people between the ages of 10 and 34. Most suicides result from depression. ItContinue Reading