WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The first U.S. case of a Brazilian COVID-19 variant that doctors fear can re-infect the previously sick surfaced in Minnesota in early January 2021, and the more infectious variant has since been found in four other states, a new government report says. KnownContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers who vape pot are more likely to wheeze and cough than those who smoke or vape nicotine, new survey data reveals. Reports from U.S. kids 12 to 17 show they have a higher risk of wheezing, suffering from a dry cough, andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new study provides further evidence that people with certain blood types may be more likely to contract COVID-19. Specifically, it found that the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is particularly attracted to the blood group A antigen found on respiratory cells. The researchers focusedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a harder time making it to graduation than their peers do, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of 400 students they followed, those with ADHD had a lower grade-point average (GPA) — about half aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Stuck in traffic, with a nasty storm making a stressful commute even worse, Joanne Loewy reached for the car radio. “I felt my heartbeat rise,” said Loewy, director of the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai BethContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (Healthday News) — The United States is now poised to have enough COVID-19 vaccines for every American adult by the end of May, President Joe Biden said Tuesday. The announcement, which came during a brief speech at the White House, accelerates the country’s vaccination goals byContinue Reading
Texas, Mississippi Drop Mask Mandates Texas has lifted its mask mandate and all businesses can reopen next Wednesday with no seating limits, Gov. Gregg Abbott announced Tuesday. Abbott’s moves came as federal health officials have cautioned governors against easing restrictions because nationwide progress against the COVID-19 pandemic has plateaued inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Ever been caught in small-talk you secretly wanted to end? So has nearly everyone else, according to new research that finds that both partners in a conversation often want it to end sooner than it does. The flip side is often true, asContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are testing a decades-old surgical technique as a new way to treat certain stroke patients. And the preliminary results look promising, they say. At issue are strokes caused by intracranial atherosclerosis, where blood vessels within the brain become hardened and narrowed. StrokesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A clinical trial evaluating the use of convalescent plasma in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms has been halted because the treatment didn’t benefit them, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Convalescent plasma (also called “survivor’s plasma”) is derived fromContinue Reading