WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Unlike many others in his party, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday urged unvaccinated Americans to get COVID-19 shots as new coronavirus cases climb and the country risks the return of shutdowns. During his weekly press conference call at the Capitol, McConnellContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could cholesterol-lowering statins help lower your risk of dying from COVID-19? For patients with a history of high blood pressure or heart disease, the answer appears to be yes. At least that’s the conclusion of a new study that enlisted roughly 10,500 patientsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government issued its most dire warnings against travel to Britain on Monday as coronavirus cases surged in that country while nearly all COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in an effort to restart the economy. Both the U.S. State Department and the U.S.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Indiana University’s mandate that most students be vaccinated in order to attend classes was upheld by a federal judge on Monday in what may be the first such ruling in the United States. The decision came in a lawsuit involving eight students whoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Prescriptions for U.S. children fell by about one-quarter during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prescriptions for antibiotics alone plunging by more than 50%, a new study finds. The findings are a “national picture of prescription drug dispensing to children before and during the pandemic.Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination rates in Canada have now beaten those in the United States. As of Saturday, more than 49% of eligible people in Canada were fully vaccinated, and 70% had received at least one dose of vaccine, according to figures from the OurContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Sunday that he supports reinstating local mask mandates when they are needed to curb the spread of COVID-19 among unvaccinated people. “It’s very reasonable for counties to take more mitigation measures like the mask rules youContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Even a mild or asymptomatic case of COVID-19 triggers a strong antibody response in children and teens, new research shows. “These findings are encouraging, especially because we cannot yet vaccinate children under the age of 12 against the virus,” said study co-lead authorContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Giving high doses of buprenorphine in the emergency department is a safe and effective way of treating withdrawal symptoms in patients battling opioid addiction, according to a new study. “Emergency departments are at the front lines of treating people with opioid use disorderContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review to its COVID-19 vaccine, positioning the vaccine for full approval by January. The Pfizer vaccine has been administered to more Americans than any other shot so farContinue Reading