FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Governors across America have eased lockdowns, but a new analysis shows coronavirus cases are rising in nearly half of U.S. states. The rolling seven-day average of new cases per capita has been higher than the average seven days earlier in 21 states, theContinue Reading
Oral Polio Vaccines Might Protect Against New Coronavirus: Experts
PPE Supplies Sent by FEMA to Nursing Homes Often Defective
Fewer Hot Car Deaths for Kids Due to Pandemic: Experts
First Large Clinical Trial of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Could Begin in July
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THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Washing your hands more often may do more than slow the spread of COVID-19: New research suggests it also lowers your exposure to toxic flame retardants. How? Scientists found that halogenated flame retardants used in plastic TV cases can travel from the TVContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases passed 2 million on Thursday, as public health experts warned of the emergence of new COVID-19 hotspots across the country. Just three weeks after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey lifted the state’s stay-at-home order, there has beenContinue Reading
Grocery Stores, Banks Among Locations That Should Reopen First: Study
Italian Woman Stuffs Olive During Brain Surgery
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WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many doctors’ offices and clinics have made changes to protect patients, care providers and staff. As an example, here’s what’s being done at Penn State Health. “When our patients first call to schedule an appointment at anyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Smoking carries a host of health risks, and now a new study shows the habit significantly increases black Americans’ risk of stroke. The research included more than 5,300 participants, aged 21 to 84, from the tri-county area around Jackson, Miss. In the finalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In another troubling sign that the spread of coronavirus might be accelerating, new U.S. data shows hospitalizations in at least nine states have been on the rise since Memorial Day. In Texas, North and South Carolina, California, Oregon, Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah and Arizona,Continue Reading
VA May Not Have Enough Protective Equipment for Second Coronavirus Wave: Official
Some U.S. Nursing Homes Taking Residents’ Stimulus Checks
WHO Backpedals on Claim That Spread of Coronavirus by People Without Symptoms is Rare
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TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than five centuries ago, Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci produced a now-famous image of what he considered the perfectly proportioned male body: the “Vitruvian Man.” The drawing was inspired by even earlier pondering on the perfect human form by first-century A.D. RomanContinue Reading