FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — You are what you eat. And what you eat is a reflection of who you are – your family, your history, your traditions. But for many people who need guidance on eating, finding an expert with a common background can beContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than a week after pressing “pause” on the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, experts convened by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scheduled to meet again Friday with an eye toward a decision on moving forwardContinue Reading
Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Effective Against New NYC Variant, Two Studies Show The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines protect against serious illness and death from the coronavirus variant first identified in New York city, two new studies show. The B.1.526 variant was first detected in November and accounted for nearlyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Isolated NBA players who recovered from COVID-19 but still tested positive for the virus didn’t infect others after leaving isolation, a new study finds. That someone who has had COVID can infect others has been a persistent fear, but these findings from theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Vaping liquids made in illicit “garage labs” in Appalachia could be proving deadly for some users, new research suggests. They’re one reason why e-cigarette users in rural Appalachia have a higher risk of severe lung injury than those in urban areas, according toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For people who’ve suffered through a bout of COVID-19, their misery is too often not over. New research shows that a wide variety of “long-haul” symptoms are common, and the risk rises along with the severity of their case of COVID-19. In whatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Extra padding around the belly can spell trouble for the heart, even if you’re not technically overweight. That’s among the conclusions of a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA), where experts lay out the heart risks of being “apple-shaped.” ItContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There appears to be a silver lining to forced school and business closures during early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study: Fewer kids used e-cigarettes. Compared to the previous quarter, vaping rates fell among 15- to 20-year-olds while widespreadContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Waking up briefly throughout the night may do more than leave you feeling grumpy and tired in the morning. Disrupted sleep may actually increase your odds of dying early from heart disease or any other cause, and women seem to be harder hitContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Getting vaccinated may be everyone’s best protection against COVID-19. But giving everyone fair access to vaccines will take more than just providing needles and vials, community health experts say. Vaccines have not been reaching everyone equally, statistics show. Overall, Black andContinue Reading