As Omicron surges, how important are COVID case counts anymore? Vaccines have reduced the risks of severe COVID, making it harder to interpret the threat of a COVID surge through case counts alone — particularly in the face of the Omicron variant, experts say. Read more Breastfeeding brings long-term benefitsContinue Reading
Experts offer help with finding, using at-home COVID tests. The surge of the Omicron variant across the United States has left people scrambling to find at-home COVID-19 test kits. Read more Gun deaths continue to rise in America’s cities. New data shows that firearms were involved in 75% of allContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to what makes us happy, is reading or listening to music any better than spending hours playing video games? Not really, says a team of researchers from the United Kingdom and Austria. “Many people believe traditional media, like reading booksContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you have any risk factors for stroke and you like to smoke pot, a new study suggests you should stop toking. Researchers found that people with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, a rare, severe type of bleeding stroke, who had used marijuana threeContinue Reading
Doubts emerge on accuracy of some at-home COVID tests. Preliminary research is suggesting that two widely used nasal swab antigen tests, Abbott’s BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue, may not detect the illness in the early days of infection, even if people are carrying high levels of coronavirus. Read more Heart diseaseContinue Reading
Biden urges calm in face of Omicron surge. In remarks made Tuesday, the President emphasized that vaccines and new treatments have made Americans much less vulnerable to the new variant. He also announced that his administration is doubling its order of Pfizer’s new antiviral pill, which was recently authorized byContinue Reading
Did adding calorie counts to restaurant menus make meals healthier? Laws mandating calorie data on big chain restaurant menus went into effect in 2018. New research shows the move has influenced the meals Americans consume in one key way. Read more Adding up cancer’s global toll. Cancer remains a majorContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Check your packaged salad greens: More than a dozen people have been infected by a strain of E. coli in six U.S. states, health officials report. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert linking the outbreak toContinue Reading
Study finds no link between youth tackle football and brain deficits. Many parents struggle with the decision to let their kids play tackle football due to the risk of concussions. Now, research suggests that head trauma isn’t linked to problems with memory, attention, processing speed or behavior in 9- toContinue Reading
N95 masks: A must with Omicron, but fakes abound. An expert on the manufacture of COVID-protective gear is your guide to spotting counterfeit masks and finding one that fits and protects. Read more Weight loss your resolution? Experts talk over fad diets. Intermittent fasting, keto regimens and Whole30 plans: AllContinue Reading