WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The tragic milestone was reached before a COVID-19 memorial service began in the nation’s capital Tuesday evening: More than 400,000 Americans have now died from the new coronavirus. “To heal, we must remember,” President-elect Joe Biden said during the lighted vigil for coronavirusContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Want to get the most out of your COVID-19 vaccine? Make sure you get some good rest before you get your shot, sleep experts say. That’s because adequate sleep is an important factor in a strong immune system. “As COVID-19 vaccines are beingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana addiction increases the risk of death by suicide, homicide and other causes (such as car crashes) in youth and young adults with mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, a new study warns. For the study, the researchers reviewed data on nearly 205,000Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A spritz instead of a shot to ward off COVID-19? Researchers report that a nasal spray vaccine against the new coronavirus shows promise in animal testing. Rodents that were given two doses of the vaccine had antibody and T-cell responses that were strongContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden will preside over a ceremony on Tuesday evening that will honor those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. Four hundred lights will be illuminated along the perimeter of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People in nursing homes have been suffering in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic, with their institutions in constant lockdown to prevent potentially fatal outbreaks. Now that they’re some of the first in line to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, it would be natural for nursingContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As more states legalize marijuana and more shops begin to sell it, more young adults are using pot and developing drug-use disorders, a new study finds. For the study, researchers looked at young adults in Los Angeles County before and after retail saleContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Jan. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — President-elect Joe Biden described an ambitious national vaccination plan on Friday that will deliver coronavirus vaccines to far more people and invoke a wartime law to boost vaccine production. In a speech in Delaware, Biden told Americans that, “The honest truth is this:Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An inhaled medication might make every day physical activity a bit easier for patients with serious scarring of the lungs, a new clinical trial finds. The study, published online Jan. 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine, involved patients with high bloodContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — President-elect Joe Biden proposed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus “rescue” plan on Thursday that would pump $400 billion directly into efforts to fight the pandemic, with the rest focused on economic relief and state and local aid. “”I know what I just described willContinue Reading