FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Sam Rafferty fell severely ill after getting infected with COVID-19 at an uncle’s funeral in March, an event that sickened her entire family and left Rafferty and her daughter struggling to breathe. But it’s not her lungs that have kept herContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — New federal dietary guidelines encourage Americans to focus more on eating healthy throughout life, to be flexible in their eating patterns and to cut down on empty calories. The recommendations, released every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two widely anticipated new COVID-19 vaccines — from Johnson & Johnson and Novavax — appear to halt infections in places where more contagious variants are circulating, new trials show. But there was one key exception: Each loses a significant amount of its protectiveContinue Reading
Study Suggests COVID-19 Harms Men’s Fertility, But Experts Question Findings Severe COVID-19 might harm men’s fertility by reducing the quality of their sperm, a new study says, but some experts were skeptical about the findings. In the study, researchers analyzed semen from 84 men with COVID-19 and 105 uninfected men.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients’ anxiety and postoperative pain — without any extra side effects. A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A research team studying live streams of high school graduations from last July found that most high schoolers are willing to wear masks. Students just need more education on how to wear them properly, as well as information about the importance of beingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Current and former smokers are at risk for a lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis, but many aren’t aware of the threat, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation says. There is no cure for the disease, which affects more than 200,000 Americans. A recent foundation surveyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Americans pay nearly three times more for prescription drugs than people in dozens of other countries, a new study shows. Researchers analyzed 2018 data and found that prescription drug prices in the United States average 2.5 times more than in 32 other OrganizationContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Why does one person take a lot of risks and another proceed with more caution? Researchers came closer to that answer with a new study that shows risk-taking behavior may be related to characteristics in the brain. The study found there is noContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Schizophrenia is second only to age when it comes to risk factors for dying from COVID-19, new research suggests. People with this mental illness are known to be at greater risk for contracting COVID-19, but the new study shows they are also moreContinue Reading