THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Israel has become the world leader in COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, inoculating millions of its citizens against the coronavirus in a matter of weeks. But the nation is still under a full lockdown and likely will remain so for a while longer, given theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report that insulin can be stored at less-cold temperatures than previously known, potentially simplifying diabetes care for people in warmer regions that have fewer resources. Researchers from Doctors Without Borders and the University of Geneva tested insulin storage in real conditions rangingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — They’re medical miracles: A new report finds that vaccines against 10 major diseases prevented 37 million deaths between 2000 and 2019 in low- and middle-income countries worldwide, with young children benefiting most. Vaccinations are also projected to prevent a total of 69 millionContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Combining drugs with driving is a potentially deadly but all too common combination in the United States, according to a new report. University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers found that almost 9% of adults reported driving under the influence of alcohol. Marijuana use amongContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Just one dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine might be enough to largely protect people from being infected with COVID-19, preliminary research shows. The vaccine became 90% effective 21 days after the first shot in a two-dose regimen, said British researchers who looked atContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many young Americans are prescribed psychiatric drugs to treat medical conditions, but nearly one-third of them wind up misusing the medications, a new study finds. “Misuse of prescription substances is alarmingly high among U.S. youth and young adults,” said lead researcher Israel Agaku,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will begin to deliver coronavirus much-needed vaccines directly to retail pharmacies across the country. The partnership includes 21 national pharmacies and will eventually include 40,000 locations across the country. The first shipment of 1 million vaccineContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If new, more contagious variants become dominant in the United States, a high rate of Americans who have already suffered through a case of COVID-19 will likely get re-infected. Therefore, “you need to get vaccinated when it becomes available as quickly and asContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Like influenza, could COVID-19 evolve to wax and wane with the seasons? New research suggests it might. Early in the pandemic, some experts suggested that SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — may behave like many other coronaviruses that circulate more widelyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb.1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As America’s vaccination campaign begins to gain momentum, a promising sign has emerged: Federal data shows that coronavirus cases in nursing homes have declined over the past four weeks. The country recorded 17,584 cases in nursing homes during the week ending Jan. 17, TheContinue Reading