FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — With tens of millions of Americans now vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of August, so-called “breakthrough” cases are bound to occur. But there’s reassuring news from new data: Most such cases are mild and those leading to hospitalization are exceedingly rare. Overall,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When you got your first COVID-19 jab, did you breathe a sigh of relief? If so, you’re not alone. U.S. adults who got the vaccine between December 2020 and March 2021 experienced a 4% reduction in their risk of being mildly depressed andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Until now, folks suffering from hearing loss typically have had to fork out thousands of dollars for a device that could be adjusted only by a professional audiologist. No wonder that only one-quarter of the nearly 29 million U.S. adults who could benefitContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden is slated to announce an ambitious six-point plan to double down on a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, including more pressure on government, business and schools to implement vaccine mandates, news sources report. A speech outlining the newContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There have now been more than 40 million cases of COVID-19 recorded among Americans, according to a database maintained by The New York Times. That’s nearly one-fifth of the global total of cases. With the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus cutting aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients who get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appear to maintain the same levels of antibodies as people without cancer, Israeli researchers report. They compared the rate of COVID infections after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine (Comirnaty) among 154 patients withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — With the Delta variant surging and many Americans mask- and vaccine-free, new cases of COVID-19 spiked to levels over the long Labor Day weekend that were 300% higher than those seen over the same weekend in 2020, according to a new tally fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An alliance of leading U.S. cancer centers has updated guidance about COVID-19 vaccine boosters for cancer patients and the people around them. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s new recommendations are intended for health care providers. “COVID-19 can be very dangerous, especially for peopleContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) – As the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on and stress on families mounts, more kids are falling victim to accidental poisoning. Experts attribute the surge to disrupted sleep patterns, work schedules and parenting routines. “I think what’s happening is, parents are challenged with a coupleContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Top U.S. health officials have reportedly warned the White House to curtail its plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to Americans later this month. Leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both toldContinue Reading