THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A proposed $26 billion settlement on opioid-related lawsuits has been reached with four large drug companies, a group of state attorneys general announced Wednesday. If enough states sign on to the deal with the country’s three major drug distributors — Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Possible listeria contamination has triggered the nationwide recall of more than two dozen muffin products made by Give and Go Prepared Foods, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The recalled products were sold across the country and include a variety ofContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, July 21: J&J COVID vaccine weak against Delta variant. Troubling new lab research suggests the Johnson & Johnson vaccine given to more than 13 million Americans may be much less effective against the COVID Delta variant, which now causes 83% of newContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Breathing in smoke from wildfires may significantly increase the spread of COVID-19, researchers say. The warning, from a new study of links between smoke-caused air pollution and SARS-CoV-2 infections, comes as firefighters battle 80 large wildfires in the western United States. The largestContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Tuesday, July 20: U.S. issues tough travel warning for Britain. As cases of COVID-19 surge among the unvaccinated in the U.K., the CDC and the U.S. State Department each issued non-binding travel warnings for Americans considering a visit there. Despite rising case numbers,Continue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Monday, July 19: U.S. Surgeon General supports local mask mandates. As the Delta variant races through populations, sickening the unvaccinated, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said moves by local officials to reinstate indoor mask use may be warranted under CDC guidelines. LosContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, July 16: Changing the minds of anti-vax friends, family is in your hands. What does it take to alter someone’s view on getting the COVID vaccine? The example and advice of people closest to them, claims a survey conducted in July. ReadContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s some good news as millions of American children head back to the nations’ lakes, beaches and pools: Newly released numbers for 1999 through 2019 show steady progress in reducing the number of young lives lost to drowning. “Over the past two decades,Continue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, July 15: Implant restores power of speech to man who lost it through stroke. It could be a real advance for many kinds of patients who are unable to speak: An implanted brain-computer interface that turns brain signals into readable text. ReadContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, July 14: U.S. drug overdose deaths jumped nearly 30% during pandemic. As stressors rose and treatment got tougher to get during the pandemic, fatal drug overdoses surged among Americans battling addictions. Experts say more must be done to help those struggling today.Continue Reading