WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Eviction bans during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced infection rates not only in people who avoided displacement but also in their communities, according to a new study. “When it comes to a transmissible disease like COVID-19, no neighborhood is entirely isolated,” said study authorContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a significantly higher risk for stroke for years afterward, U.K. researchers say. Previous studies have linked brain injury with a long-term risk of neurological diseases including dementia, Parkinson’s and epilepsy, and it’s been suggestedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Keep flossing: A study just out suggests gum disease can increase your odds for severe COVID-19. Previous research showed that it’s blood vessels, rather than airways, that are affected initially in COVID lung disease. Now, new research finds that high concentrations of theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of U.S. doctors who are Black has barely risen in the past 120 years, and there’s still a wide pay gap between white and Black physicians, a new study finds. The analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data from 1900 to 2018Continue Reading
Too Little Sleep May Increase Dementia Risk: Study People who get too little sleep in middle age may have an increased risk of dementia when they’re older, according to a new study. Researchers tracked nearly 8,000 people in Britain for about 25 years, beginning when they were 50 years old,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — On a recent day in his Denver Health emergency room, Dr. Eric Lavonas hit another tragic trifecta. “In a nine-hour shift, I took care of somebody with chest pain from cocaine, somebody with an opioid overdose who quit breathing, and somebodyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — After Ivan Hernandez was born with a defective mitral valve, doctors warned his parents he could face heart failure at any age. Yet Hernandez grew up without incident. He played all sorts of sports, cultivating a love for fitness. As anContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As of Monday, every American aged 16 or older in all 50 states is now open to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, meeting President Joe Biden’s promise to deliver vaccines to all adults by April 19. “If you’re 16 or over, it is yourContinue Reading
Low Risk of COVID-19 Surface Transmission: CDC There’s a low risk of surface transmission of the new coronavirus and continuously disinfecting surfaces may do more harm than good, according to updated U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Airborne transmission of the virus is the major threat. “CDC determinedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A cutting-edge experimental drug cuts nearly in half the risk of death among patients with a rare but aggressive cancer of the eye, new clinical trial data show. Tebentafusp has now become the first drug shown to improve overall survival in patients withContinue Reading