FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Kids will be kids, and that’s exactly why Holly McDade plans to get her three young children the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it becomes available to them. “Little kids can’t help but touch their mouths and their noses and touch other things,”Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than one-quarter of U.S. parents don’t plan to vaccinate their kids for COVID-19, and roughly as many oppose school-required coronavirus shots, a new study finds. This opposition was more common among moms than dads, and was especially common among white mothers whoContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Long-term organ damage appears to be common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients after they’ve recovered and been discharged, British researchers report. One U.S. expert who read over the report said she’s seen the same in her practice. “This study proves that the damage doneContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s the question everyone wants answered because reopening the world depends on it: Can coronavirus vaccines stop transmission of the virus? Now, 21 universities across the United States are teaming up to find out. The project, called Prevent COVID U, was started byContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In January, the coronavirus swept through Brian and Maria Padla’s family of seven in Philadelphia, starting with their oldest daughter, 16, and then infecting Brian, Maria, and their four younger children. The virus seemingly came and went without much fanfare for the family.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Add another part of your body to the list of what COVID-19 can invade: New research shows mouth cells can be infected with the new coronavirus. Previous studies have shown that the coronavirus infects the upper airways and lungs, the digestive system, bloodContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you must travel during the spring break, be sure to follow recommended COVID-19 pandemic safety measures, an emergency medicine doctor advises. Millions of people are packing airports, while only one-quarter of the U.S. population has received at least one shot of aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black people have higher diabetes death rates than white people in the 30 largest cities in the United States, a new study finds. But placing a cap on the price of insulin could narrow that racial gap, according to researcher Joanna Buscemi, ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s very rare, but it is possible to catch COVID-19 even if you’ve been vaccinated, a new study finds. Looking at vaccinated health care workers at two University of California campuses, researchers found a tiny number tested positive for the virus. This findingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 transmission is rare in schools that follow precautions such as mandatory masks, social distancing and frequent hand-washing, a new study finds. And that’s true even among close school contacts of people who test positive for the new coronavirus, according to researchers atContinue Reading