TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One in every 14 American adults has suffered from long COVID, a new federal survey has found. About 7% of adults have ever had long COVID and more than 3% still have it, according to the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. The survey,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) – President Joe Biden has been freshly vaccinated for three major respiratory viruses that could spread widely this fall and winter. Biden got both the updated COVID booster and his annual flu shot on Friday, White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in a WhiteContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Sept. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Piercings can be a fun way to express yourself, but they can also cause complications — particularly in areas that aren’t the earlobes — and need proper care. “The first step to caring for your piercing is choosing a qualified piercer,” said Dr.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say. Many people with COVID-19 now are presenting with upper respiratory symptoms like runny nose, watery eyes and a soreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans will once again be able to get free at-home COVID tests. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday that it will spend $600 million to buy and offer the tests, produced by 12 domestic manufacturers, and it willContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Brown rats found and analyzed near Atlanta now carry rat lungworm, researchers report. It’s a parasite that can trigger a dangerous brain encephalitis in both people and pets, and which now threatens a wide area of the U.S. Southeast. Researchers in Georgia sayContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A deadly infection associated with hospitalization may not be the fault of the hospital, but may instead stem from the patients themselves, a new study suggests. Infection caused by the bacterium Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, is still common in hospitals, despite extensiveContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Kids are back in school and it’s time to think about viruses, for both yourself and them. It could be an early flu season in the United States, if what happened in the Southern Hemisphere offers any insight, according to Cedars-Sinai in LosContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are looking for COVID test kits. Hospitalizations rose by nearly 9% and deaths by nearly 11%Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday signed off on new COVID boosters for Americans. “We have more tools than ever to prevent the worst outcomes from COVID-19,”Continue Reading