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
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Thirty-five detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities have died since April 2018, often because of preventable causes, such as COVID-19, flu and suicide, according to a new study. One of them was a Mexican citizen who had first entered theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All Alzheimer’s disease patients and their family caregivers should be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America says. “Getting vaccinated is one of the most important steps families affected by Alzheimer’s disease can take to protect themselves and their loved ones,” saidContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Full doses of blood thinners can benefit patients hospitalized with COVID-19, but the severity of their illness matters, researchers say. The new global analysis found that hospitalized patients with moderate COVID-19 may benefit from the drugs’ clot-preventing powers, but patients with illness soContinue Reading