THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new study of more than 19,000 San Diego health care workers finds that COVID-19 vaccination may have lost some of its power to ward off “breakthrough” infections. But that’s no reason to lose faith in the vaccines: In the study, the rateContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As doctors around the world come up against severe cases of COVID-19, some positive news has emerged: New research shows the rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib may help reduce hospitalized COVID patients’ risk of death. Current standard-of-care medications aren’t enough, said study co-author Dr.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you’re vaccinated against COVID-19, you may still get infected — but the odds you’ll need hospitalization are reduced by about two-thirds compared to unvaccinated people, a new study reveals. Vaccination also greatly increases the chances that COVID-19 infection will be asymptomatic andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The debate over masks in schools intensified on Monday, as the U.S. Education Department launched a civil rights investigation into mask mandate bans in five states while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made good on his promise to slash funds to school districts thatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The ability of COVID-19 vaccines to protect adults older than 75 against hospitalization appears to wane over time, but still remained 80% effective as of the end of July, new federal data shows. The same data indicates that vaccines continued to offer theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Monoclonal antibody infusions can help prevent severe COVID-19, but the best protection is to get vaccinated, experts say. Antibodies are made by the immune system to fight infections. “The problem is that our immune system takes two to three weeks to make goodContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A high amount of coronavirus in the lungs is a major contributor to death in COVID-19 patients, new research shows. The findings challenge previous theories that simultaneous infections such as pneumonia or an overreaction of the body’s immune system are significant factors inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You caught a case of COVID-19 and then you got your first dose of a vaccine. Maybe you now think you are protected from coronavirus infections in the future. Think again: New research shows that prior COVID-19 infection alone doesn’t guarantee a highContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Demand for Abbott Laboratories’ at-home COVID-19 tests has reached “unprecedented” levels and supply may be limited in the coming weeks, the company says. Sales have skyrocketed due to the surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, CNN reported. “We’re seeingContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In another grim reminder of the toll that the pandemic continues to take on Americans, the daily average for hospitalized COVID-19 patients is now higher than any previous case surge except last winter. As that daily average topped 100,000, coronavirus deaths have alsoContinue Reading