WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (Healthday News) — Following major colon surgery that was performed on Sunday, Pope Francis ate breakfast, read the newspapers and took a walk on Tuesday, the Vatican said. “His Holiness Pope Francis rested well during the night,” said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. “The post-operative recovering isContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Want to be good to your ticker? Load up on veggies — especially beans, Italian researchers recommend. They’ve published a comprehensive review of research on eating habits and heart disease that provides consistent evidence that eating less salt and animal proteins and moreContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Want to be good to your ticker? Load up on veggies — especially beans, Italian researchers recommend. They’ve published a comprehensive review of research on eating habits and heart disease that provides consistent evidence that eating less salt and animal proteins and moreContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One death has been reported in a listeria outbreak that appears to be linked to precooked chicken served in health care facilities, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Three people in Texas and Delaware became sick after they ate foodsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (Healthday News) — Pope Francis had surgery on Sunday to remove part of his left colon in what the Vatican described as a planned procedure. Doctors said the 84-year-old pope was suffering from bowel problems that are very common in older people, although only about 10%Continue Reading
TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (Healthday News) — Face mask and social distancing laws will be lifted in Britain later this month and British citizens will have to “learn to live with the virus,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday. The lifting of government controls is set to start on JulyContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Tuesday, July 6: Even if vaccinated get ‘breakthrough’ COVID, it’s mild. A study of nearly 4,000 U.S. healthcare workers tracked from December through April found COVID infection is very rare in the fully vaccinated, and when it does happen cases at worst resembledContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, July 2: How much should you worry about the Delta variant? A particularly fast-spreading COVID-19 variant out of India has health authorities in places like Los Angeles advising a return to indoor masking. Experts agree that while the fully vaccinated have littleContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, July 1: Sleep, exercise & your odds of a long life. New research shows that a history of poor sleep could shave life expectancy. But there was good news, too: regular exercise can counter the effect. Read more Healthy diets can thwartContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic likely played a role in the 50% increase in deaths from fireworks in the United States last year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says. Many public fireworks displays were canceled last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ThatContinue Reading