WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Social distancing has become the new normal, with one-third of Americans now under stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, but experts say that level of isolation can be hard on your health. “We don’t know for sure what the long-term health outcomesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the United States witnessed its deadliest day yet of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, more than 100 million Americans — nearly 1 in 3 — have now been ordered by their state’s governors to stay home. More than 46,000 COVID-19 cases haveContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus continues its steady march through the U.S. population, bringing with it a second plague: potentially dangerous myths and rumors about COVID-19, spread via the internet. You may have already heard some of these coronavirus myths, which, if subscribed to, couldContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Everyone is learning to deal with the threat of the new coronavirus, but for people with cancer, the virus is even more concerning. Cancer can increase people’s risk of catching the coronavirus. It increases the odds of complications from the infection, too. “PatientsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has caused a worldwide shift in the way people live, placing many in self-imposed exile to prevent the spread of the contagion. But it’s important to remember that four of every five infected people will have mild symptoms, perhaps soContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the number of known U.S. coronavirus cases soared past 34,000 and the death count eclipsed 400 on Sunday, President Donald Trump approved disaster declarations for regions hit hardest by the pandemic, activating the National Guard in three states. The declarations will bringContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Trying to find hand sanitizer to ward off coronavirus? You’re not alone. Hand sanitizer has been selling out across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic moves into more and more U.S. communities. People have rushed to stores looking for alcohol-based sanitizers containing atContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you and the kids are staying home to avoid the coronavirus, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers this advice to help you make the best of the situation. Make a plan. Talk to your children about daily structure, dealing with stress,Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans are choosing — or have been told — to self-quarantine to slow the spread of COVID-19. Doctors at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston break down what that is supposed to look like. Isolation separates sick people fromContinue Reading
SUNDAY, March 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Where you put leaves raked from your yard last fall could affect your family’s risk of bites from ticks that transmit Lyme disease-causing bacteria, a new study suggests. In areas where Lyme-causing ticks are prevalent, homes are often near forested areas, and ticksContinue Reading