THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Until now, folks suffering from hearing loss typically have had to fork out thousands of dollars for a device that could be adjusted only by a professional audiologist. No wonder that only one-quarter of the nearly 29 million U.S. adults who could benefitContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — School districts in Florida can require their students to wear masks, despite the governor’s order blocking mask mandates – for now at least. A circuit court judge in Leon County ruled Wednesday that the state can’t enforce Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on schoolContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Workers, take heed: Your place of work can help bring on or exacerbate asthma, a new study suggests. Common workplace triggers include poor ventilation and moldy air conditioning systems, cleaning products and even the toner used in printers, the researchers said. Employees withContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires are killing people around the world — even those with limited exposure to wildfire-related pollution, an international team of researchers reports. The new research revealed that short-term exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air is increasing deaths worldwide fromContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One of the keys to good health could be in the hands of those who decide zoning policies for their communities. Inclusionary zoning policies that provide for affordable housing were associated with lower rates of heart disease for those who benefited from theseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s more than just an annoyance: Long-term exposure to traffic and train noise may increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, Danish researchers report. The study authors said that more than 1,200 of Denmark’s nearly 8,500 cases of dementia in 2017 mayContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, researchers report that early recovery workers and volunteers have a high risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A study of nearly 18,000 workers and volunteers found that those who arrived soonContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients who get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appear to maintain the same levels of antibodies as people without cancer, Israeli researchers report. They compared the rate of COVID infections after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine (Comirnaty) among 154 patients withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While the United States is one of the only developed nations without universal sick leave, workers with COVID-19 can take paid emergency leave — at least for now. Problem is: Fewer than half of U.S. workers know it’s available, according to a newContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An alliance of leading U.S. cancer centers has updated guidance about COVID-19 vaccine boosters for cancer patients and the people around them. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s new recommendations are intended for health care providers. “COVID-19 can be very dangerous, especially for peopleContinue Reading