MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Florida reached another grim milestone on Sunday when it broke a previous record for COVID-19 hospitalizations that was set before vaccines were available. The new hospitalization record came a day after the state recorded the most new daily COVID-19 cases since the startContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Kids may be able to swim their way to a deeper vocabulary. That’s the takeaway from a study in which researchers taught 48 kids ages 6 to 12 a few new words before they swam, did CrossFit-type exercises or coloring. The swimmers didContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teens have a far greater risk of heart inflammation from COVID-19 than from the vaccines that protect against it, new research shows. “Comparative risk can complicate decisions for parents in such highly charged health debates,” said lead author Mendel Singer, vice chair forContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Having a genetic heart condition often means the end of sports for young athletes, but new research could be a game changer. A 20-year study by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., suggests that for kids with most genetic heart conditions, the risksContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes face a high likelihood of developing complications before age 30, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 500 children and teenagers with type 2 diabetes, 60% developed at least one complication over the next 15 yearsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer and Moderna are expanding trials of their COVID-19 vaccines in children ages 5 to 11, to more closely measure the risk of heart inflammation and other rare side effects that occurred in teens and young adults who received the vaccines. The companiesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children with autism differ socially and developmentally from their typically developing peers. Now, researchers say there are also differences in their array of healthy gut bacteria or “microbiome.” The findings may lead to earlier treatment for kids with an autism spectrum disorder, suggestedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Midsummer heat and high humidity aren’t just uncomfortable — they’re a combo that can cause serious illness and even death. “Whenever you walk or do outdoor activity, take a friend with you who can help you if you run into trouble,” Dr. EleanorContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Like many of her peers, Ohio State University engineering student Mary Trabue spent much of the pandemic taking classes online. And she was struggling. “I don’t know what was wrong, but I just felt tired all the time because I wasn’t sleeping,” sheContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research offers some reassuring news for parents of kids returning to school soon: The risk of acquiring COVID-19 on the school bus is very low when proper precautions are taken. With open windows, mandated masking and two kids per seat, there wasContinue Reading