WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The social distancing and isolation of the coronavirus pandemic may put people struggling with addiction at risk for relapse, an expert says. Feeling stressed, isolated and scared may drive them back to substance abuse, said Dr. Lawrence Brown Jr., CEO of the nonprofitContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of elective and semi-elective surgeries — including heart and chest operations — are on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. If your heart or chest surgery has been postponed, Dr. Robbin Cohen and Dr. Elizabeth David of the Society of Thoracic SurgeonsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As U.S. coronavirus cases surged past 163,000 on Tuesday, Americans were told they may soon get a look at the statistical disease models that public officials have been using to urge more than 250 million people to stay at home. The U.S. coronavirusContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Once infected with the new coronavirus, a 20-something has about a 1% chance of illness so severe it requires hospitalization, and that risk rises to more than 8% for people in their 50s and to nearly 19% for people over 80, a comprehensiveContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As hospitals give more and more COVID-19 patients albuterol to help them breathe, people with asthma may have a hard time getting an inhaler. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) said some areas of the United States are experiencing shortagesContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise, President Donald Trump on Sunday backed down on plans to re-open the country by Easter instead extending strict social distancing guidelines for the country to April 30. By Monday morning, more than 141,000 COVID-19Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Could a blood pressure or diabetes medicine make COVID-19 more severe? A proposed new theory says the coronavirus could be binding to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors in the lower respiratory tracts. Commonly used drugs ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockersContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Genetic mutations that put some younger people at high risk for severe illness from the new coronavirus will be investigated in an international study. Plans call for enrolling 500 patients worldwide who are under age 50, have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and admittedContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Stressed-out parents should reach out to others for support during the coronavirus pandemic, child health experts say. As the number of coronavirus cases rise and families spend long periods in isolation, parents face unique financial and emotional stresses. Research shows that family stressContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The United States passed China as the country with the most coronavirus cases in the world late Thursday, as the U.S. House appeared poised to pass a $2 trillion stimulus package to bolster America’s sagging economy. The unprecedented legislation would send $1,200 checksContinue Reading