FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus is mutating in an attempt to elude vaccines and treatments, putting a greater onus on Americans to get vaccinated and use social distancing measures to avoid infection, U.S. health officials said Friday. New COVID-19 variants out of South Africa andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could wearing two masks be better than one? The emergence of new and more infectious COVID-19 variants has led health experts to consider “double masking” as a potential way to better protect yourself and those around you. The U.S. Centers for Disease ControlContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Some states have started to ease tight social distancing restrictions as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations begin to plateau across the United States. Still, the emergence of more infectious coronavirus variants in this country has prompted many officials to proceed cautiously on reopening theirContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New and more infectious coronavirus variants are beginning to appear in the United States, but all have remained vulnerable to the two vaccines now being distributed to Americans, the White House COVID-19 Response Team said Wednesday. There have been 308 cases of theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Retired doctors and nurses are being called to the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus vaccination effort, the White House COVID-19 Response team announced Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is amending its rules to allow retired health professionalsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While most people know about mononucleosis, the dreaded “kissing” disease that knocks down teenagers and young adults, many don’t know there is a link between “mono” and chronic fatigue syndrome. Now, new research that followed college students who didn’t have mono yet (thoughContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — With most in-person classes curtailed or canceled in schools across the United States since last spring, kids and their parents have had a really tough year. However, new studies suggest a return to in-person classes could be warranted, according to officials at theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A seriously ill, immunocompromised patient with COVID-19 was cured with an infusion of convalescent plasma from her son-in-law, according to a new study that details the case. The turnaround in the 72-year-old’s condition was profound. Her 104-degree fever rapidly dropped. In three days,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — According to 2018 data, one in five people in the United States probably carries a sexually transmitted infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. On any given day in 2018, nearly 68 million people had a sexually transmitted disease, accordingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged folks’ risk of dying from a COVID-19 infection is higher than they might think, a new study reports. The risk of death from COVID increases with age, but researchers have found that the upward curve grows exponentially steeper with every extra decade.Continue Reading