TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors have struggled with the fact that the benefit of any blood-thinning pill came with the added risk of excess bleeding. Now, an experimental anti-clotting pill called milvexian has been found to be effective in patients who had knee replacement surgeryContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A rare inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 in children was more severe in the second wave of patients than in the first, researchers report. For the study, investigators examined the cases of 106 patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) who arrivedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Certain commonly prescribed antidepressants appear to substantially lower the risk of dying among seriously ill COVID-19 patients, a large new study indicates. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are among the most widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of depression. They include drugs likeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new and expensive Alzheimer’s drug called Aduhelm is responsible for about half of the $21.60 increase in monthly premiums for Medicare’s Part B outpatient program in 2022, Medicare officials report. The new premium will be $170.10 a month, and the $21.60 boostContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For Emily Litvin, this Thanksgiving is going to look different from the last one and she couldn’t be happier about it. “I’m so excited to have some sort of normalcy, especially for my daughter and her cousins. It’s nice for them to allContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A stay on the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large businesses has been upheld by a federal court. The requirement that employees of businesses with 100 or more workers be vaccinated by Jan. 4 or wear face masks and get weekly testsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Long COVID is rare in college athletes, but those who have had COVID-19 should see a doctor if they have chest pain during activity, the authors of new study advise. The extent and effects of persistent symptoms in athletes after COVID-19 infection haveContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As if suffering through a childhood trauma weren’t enough, new research suggests it might raise the risk of poor mental and physical health later in life. Researchers analyzed nearly 2,900 responses to the 2019 New Zealand Family Violence Survey and found that aboutContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for most cancer patients, a new study confirms. Cancer patients have an increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID because their immune systems have been weakened by their disease or treatments. “We pursued this studyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that suggests a family’s income influences parents’ views on COVID vaccines for their younger kids, a new survey shows the more money parents make, the likelier they are to get their kids a shot. The poll of more than 2,000Continue Reading