WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — States are rapidly expanding eligibility for coronavirus vaccines as they race to meet President Joe Biden’s deadline to have shots for all American adults by May 1. At the beginning of the vaccine rollout, COVID-19 vaccines were available only to the most vulnerableContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Talking with their doctors may help convince reluctant Americans to get COVID-19 vaccines, evidence from a previous pandemic suggests. Researchers analyzed responses from more than 19,000 people in the United States who were surveyed during the H1N1 swine flu pandemic in 2009. TheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A commonly prescribed component of the life-saving antiretroviral drug cocktails used to treat HIV may trigger weight gain, new research warns. The concern stems from tracking patients taking antiretroviral therapy (ART). Since the mid-1990s, the therapy has relied on various drug combinations toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden Administration is deliberating on a nationwide face mask standard for workplaces, although it has already missed its own deadline for a decision. On Jan. 21, Biden told the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to determine by March 15,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Katie Rodgers was just 15 years old when she started smoking, and in her early 20s when it became a more significant habit. Rodgers found quitting tough, but she managed to kick the habit at age 33 during a global pandemic because sheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — This year, COVID-19 has made decisions around surgery tougher than ever for folks who may need one. But one major medical group can help provide some answers. Top on their list: Is it safe to have surgery right now? “It is very safeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers are more likely to catch COVID-19 at home or in their community than on the job, a new study finds. “The news is reassuring in that it shows the measures taken are working to prevent infections from spreading in healthContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In more good news on the coronavirus vaccine front, a new government report finds that 88% of Americans who get their first COVID-19 shot return for their second. That bodes well for the United States, since full vaccination is vital to stopping theContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have now been delivered into the arms of American adults, new government data shows. As of Monday, more than 37.4 million Americans are now fully vaccinated, 11.3% of the total U.S. population, according to theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — During a speech reassuring Americans that the pandemic could be nearing its end in this country, President Joe Biden on Thursday promised that all U.S. adults will be eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by May 1. His remarks came on the one-year anniversaryContinue Reading