Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, Sept. 16: NIH spending nearly $470 million on long-haul COVID study. “Some people have had their lives completely upended by the major long-term effects of COVID-19,” said Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health. A major research initiativeContinue Reading
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Monday, Sept. 13: 9/11 first responders have higher odds for cancer 20 years later. It’s an event seared onto Americans’ memories, but studies show the destruction of the World Trade Center two decades ago is leaving a lasting legacy of cancer inContinue Reading
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, Sept. 10: Biden announces tough new COVID plan, including push for vaccine mandates. With new COVID-19 cases topping 161,000 per day, President Joe Biden on Thursday outlined a new 6-point plan to double down on the resurgent pandemic. One key element:Continue Reading
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, Sept. 9: Biden to announce new COVID plan, including push for vaccine mandates. With new COVID-19 cases topping 161,000 per day, President Joe Biden on Thursday will outline a new 6-point plan to double down on the resurgent pandemic. One keyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires are killing people around the world — even those with limited exposure to wildfire-related pollution, an international team of researchers reports. The new research revealed that short-term exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air is increasing deaths worldwide fromContinue Reading
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, Sept. 8: U.S. COVID-19 case count now tops 40 million. According to a database maintained by The New York Times, there have now been 40 million known cases of COVID-19 in the United States — a fifth of the global total.Continue Reading
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Tuesday, Sept. 7: New COVID-19 cases rose 300% over this past Labor Day weekend compared to last year. With millions of Americans traveling, mingling — often unvaccinated and mask-free — cases of infection with the new coronavirus spiked over the past longContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana has been linked to a doubling in the risk of a heart attack in younger adults, no matter how they use it, a new study reports. Eighteen- to 44-year-olds who used pot were twice as likely to have a heart attack comparedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) – As the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on and stress on families mounts, more kids are falling victim to accidental poisoning. Experts attribute the surge to disrupted sleep patterns, work schedules and parenting routines. “I think what’s happening is, parents are challenged with a coupleContinue Reading
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, Sept. 3: Experts push back on rush for COVID booster shots. The White House has already set Sept. 20 as the start of a rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for Americans. But speaking to HealthDay Now, two experts — oneContinue Reading