TUESDAY, May 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Obesity makes COVID-19 worse and may lead to deadly blood clots in the lungs, a new study finds. The researchers said that obese patients with COVID-19 may have nearly three times the risk of developing what is known as a pulmonary embolism. “CliniciansContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children with cancer don’t have a higher risk of being affected by COVID-19 or of having severe symptoms, a new study finds. “We are encouraged by these latest findings that kids with cancer are not more endangered by COVID-19 and their symptoms areContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) –White-collar employees heading back to the office after months of sheltering at home are likely to find a drastically changed workplace in the wake of COVID-19, experts say. Until now, offices have been designed primarily around business needs, with some nods toward fire safety,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — This is not a good time to have hypochondria. For folks who routinely obsess about their health, the coronavirus crisis could greatly magnify their distress. But there’s some good news for them in this era of sheltering-in-place. While in-person talk therapy is theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Despite numerous studies suggesting that certain drugs touted by President Donald Trump as “game changers” against coronavirus are actually useless and even harmful, Trump on Monday claimed he has been taking one of them for more than a week. Trump said he hasContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump told the World Health Organization on Monday that the United States would permanently end all funding to the organization if it did not agree to make significant changes in the next 30 days. The threat was delivered in a letterContinue Reading
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MONDAY, May 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has many people putting off medical appointments, but if you have possible cancer symptoms, don’t delay. A small lump in a breast, blood in your stool or an odd-looking mole, for example, should not be ignored, according to experts atContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Roughly 16 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but only a fraction have access to a lifesaving treatment called pulmonary rehabilitation. COPD is a family of diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, that make breathing difficult and worsens over time. TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic could scuttle more than 28 million elective surgeries across the globe this year, according to a new study. British researchers gathered information from surgeons at 359 hospitals in 71 countries about elective surgery plans, and used that data in aContinue Reading