MONDAY, June 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Seattle resident Michael Flor’s heart nearly stopped when he received a $1.1 million dollar hospital bill for months of COVID-19 treatment. The 181-page bill listed nearly 3,000 itemized charges — and didn’t include other items likely to make Flor’s bill even higher, theContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National Institutes of Heath announced Saturday that it was stopping a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine, a drug long supported by President Donald Trump as a possible panacea for COVID-19. “A data and safety monitoring board met late Friday and determined thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The World Health Organization recorded the largest single-day worldwide increase in coronavirus cases on Sunday, with Brazil and the United States logging the biggest jumps in infections. More than 183,000 new cases were reported around the globe in the past 24 hours, withContinue Reading
SUNDAY, June 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Psoriasis causes painful skin rashes and joints but can also affect the nails, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Most of the nearly 8 million Americans who suffer from psoriasis will develop nail psoriasis at some time. That’s why it’s important toContinue Reading
SATURDAY, June 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With kids staying at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s vitally important to keep guns locked up, advises the American Academy of Pediatrics. “To keep children safe, you must lock guns in a safe or with gun locks, and store the ammunitionContinue Reading
Too Much Sitting Increases Risk of Cancer Death: Study
Journal Should Retract Mask Study: Scientists
Coronavirus Antibodies May Not Last Long: Study
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FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A mainstay of 18th-century medicine — the lowly leech — has made something of a comeback in the 21st century. That’s largely due to powerful blood thinners the parasitic worm secretes naturally. Now, genetic research could give a major boost to the medicalContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It often seems the older a person gets, the less they sleep, but new research suggests that inconsistent sleep patterns might predict a future diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers who studied 2,930 older men for more than a decade found that those withContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of U.S. states are seeing upticks in new coronavirus cases, leading some state officials to order the reimposition of mask wearing for citizens. In California on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that people will be required to wear masks in anyContinue Reading
Poll: Many Americans Unimpressed With Trump Administration’s Response to Pandemic
Court Rules Against Drug Price Disclosures in TV Ads
U.S. Stockpiled 63 Million Now-Useless Doses of Hydroxychloroquine
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