THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The type of heating coil used in an e-cigarette and the amount of voltage sent through it could be contributing to vaping-related lung injuries, a new animal study contends. Laboratory rats suffered lung injuries when exposed to vapor from devices using high-powered heatingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday that it is seeking emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an experimental antibody cocktail given to President Donald Trump shortly after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Hours before the company made the announcement, TrumpContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the struggle against racism continues to simmer across the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics took a hard look at racial gaps in health care for children during its recent annual meeting. “We know racism is a social determinant of health,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — You may think your dog is gazing lovingly at your face, but a new study suggests that’s not the case. Hungarian researchers say dogs’ brains may not process faces the same way human brains do. Faces are such an important part of communicationContinue Reading
New England Journal of Medicine Says Trump Should Be Voted Out for Handling of Pandemic
Hawaii Eases Tourist Restrictions
Company Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Antibody Therapy
U.S., French Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — After starting a drug that’s officially approved to treat a type of blood cancer, a young man with type 1 diabetes was able to stop using insulin. He’s been off insulin since August 2018 — more than two years. Dr. Lisa Forbes —Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black people who have a strong sense of psychological well-being may have better heart health, a new study indicates. It suggests that feelings of optimism and a sense of purpose and control — hallmarks of psychosocial resilience — are more important to heartContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Everyone agrees about the good news — folks whose asthma is spurred on by allergies don’t appear to have an increased risk of life-threatening illness if they contract COVID-19. “Asthma has not risen as one of the top comorbid diseases for worse COVID-19Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Following weeks of delay, the White House on Tuesday approved tough new rules for coronavirus vaccine developers that will make it unlikely that a vaccine will be approved before Election Day. The approval came only after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration publishedContinue Reading
U.S., French Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Six States Set Records for Coronavirus Hospitalizations
Texas City Lifts Boil-Water Notice Triggered by Brain-Eating Amoeba Death
U.S. Astrophysicist Wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Only Half of Americans Would Try to Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Poll
Some NYC Schools Will Close Due to COVID-19 Spread
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