THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In the world of chronic kidney disease, the dilemma is not uncommon: A relatively young patient with kidney trouble may need a transplant down the road, and an older family member is more than ready to step up. But the need for aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A year on, nearly all patients in a French study who lost their sense of smell after a bout of COVID-19 did regain that ability, researchers report. “Persistent COVID-19-related anosmia [loss of smell] has an excellent prognosis, with nearly complete recovery at oneContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a significant blow to life expectancy in the United States, researchers say. Overall, American life expectancy dropped by just over one year in 2020. But researchers found the pandemic hit minority groups even harder, shaving more than three yearsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Jesse Shea felt a little cloudy when he got up for work on a Monday. He chalked it up to being out later than usual to watch football with friends. Jesse drove to the dock in Cape May, New Jersey, whereContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A steady lunch routine of cheeseburgers and fries may shorten your life, but loading your dinner plate with vegetables could do the opposite. Those are among the findings of a new study looking at the potential health effects of not only what peopleContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it will add a warning to the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines about mild, rare cases of heart inflammation seen in some teens and young adults following vaccination. The news came after a meetingContinue Reading
Morgan Stanley Makes COVID-19 Vaccination Mandatory for Staff, Clients COVID-19 vaccinations will be soon mandatory for staff, clients and anyone else entering Morgan Stanley’s offices in New York City and suburban Westchester County, the company said. The strict vaccination policy will enable the bank to do away with mask mandatesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When someone suffers a stroke, doctors can often remove the culprit clot obstructing blood flow to the brain. Now, a new study sheds light on why those successful procedures do not always translate into a good outcome. Researchers found that when clot retrievalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the largest decline in U.S. life expectancy since World War II, a new study finds. Between 2018 and 2020, overall life expectancy in the United States fell by 1.87 years. But there were significant racial differences. Life expectancy fellContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 patients with mental confusion are at increased risk for a severe form of the illness, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed the electronic health records of more than 36,000 COVID-19 patients at five Florida hospitals. Of those, 12% developed severe COVID-19. PatientsContinue Reading