FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After a week of brutal winter storms that stalled the country’s coronavirus vaccination rollout, U.S. health officials said Thursday that vaccination efforts will have to ramp up rapidly as soon as the bad weather ends. “We’re going to just have to make upContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The greatest threat from COVID-19 has been for Black and Hispanic Americans, who are three times more likely to be hospitalized and about twice as likely to die from an infection with the novel coronavirus, compared with white people. Now, street-level community groupsContinue Reading
U.S. to Provide $4 Billion for International COVID-19 Vaccine Program The United States will soon start providing $4 billion for COVAX, an international program to buy and distribute coronavirus vaccines to poor countries. White House officials said President Joe Biden will make the announcement Friday at a G-7 meeting, andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The stress of the pandemic could be prompting some people to turn to he bottle more often, researchers warn. This is particularly problematic for people who live in areas where there are stay-at-home orders, especially for young adults, men and people who haveContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heart damage was found in more than half of a group of hospitalized COVID-19 patients after they were discharged, according to a new British study. The study included 148 patients who were treated for severe COVID-19 at six hospitals in London. The patientsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — CPAP therapy for sleep apnea may do more than help people sleep better. A new study finds use of the therapy is also associated with increased physical activity in people with heart disease. The international study included more than 2,600 participants, ages 45-75.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A heart attack and a panic attack share many similar symptoms, so it’s crucial to determine which one it is, experts say. Chest pain, racing heart, shortness of breath and sweating can occur with both, but only a heart attack can be fatal,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — White matter damage in the brains of adults with frontotemporal dementia is even greater than that seen in Alzheimer’s disease patients, a new study shows. Frontotemporal dementia often affects people younger than 65, mainly causing personality and behavior changes and problems with language,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s no evidence that the new coronavirus can spread through food or food packaging, U.S. health officials say. Of the more than 100 million cases of COVID-19 worldwide, there hasn’t been any epidemiological evidence of food or food packaging as the source ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When your child enters college, the last thing you may be worried about is an eating disorder, but one expert says there are warning signs that parents shouldn’t miss. “Parents and family members are often the first to identify when their loved oneContinue Reading