TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Key immune system cells in folks who’ve had COVID-19 or the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are able to recognize and mount a defense against highly contagious coronavirus variants, new research shows. In both groups, CD4+ “helper” T-cells and CD8+ “killer” T-cells can recognizeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Most cancer patients have a good immune response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, new research shows. Two of the three approved vaccines in the United States — Pfizer and Moderna — are mRNA vaccines. Researchers assessed 131 cancer patients and found that 94% developedContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While COVID-19 surged in India, so did the overuse or widespread misuse of antibiotics — risking a future threat of drug-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic sales soared during India’s first wave of COVID, suggesting the drugs were used to treat mild and moderate cases. ThatContinue Reading
SATURDAY, July 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Sunscreen isn’t just for pool gatherings and beach outings: Using sunscreen every day could reduce your risk of skin cancer, experts say. Daily use of at least an SPF 15 sunscreen can lower your risk of melanoma — the deadliest type of skinContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Wearing a mask while you exercise may be uncomfortable, but a new study should reassure gym-goers that it poses no actual health risks. “What we found was, that it is safe to run at peak exercise in both an N95 mask and aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Racial disparities in breast cancer survival have narrowed in recent years, but Black women with the disease still have double the death rate of white women. That’s according to a study that tracked breast cancer trends in Florida between 1990 and 2015. Overall,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Delta variant of COVID-19 is upending any return to normalcy in some parts of the United States, with locales like Los Angeles County urging vaccinated folks to once again don masks indoors. Infectious disease experts said these places are acting with anContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Add hearing loss to the many dangers posed by fireworks. More than 40 million Americans have some type of hearing loss, and about 10 million of those cases can be attributed to noise, according to the American Academy of Audiology. Noise from fireworksContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A steep rise in vaccination rates has dropped COVID-19 from the first to the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, a new analysis shows. The disease was the third leading cause of death for much of 2020, but became theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (Healthday News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s controversial approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug, along with its high price, is now being investigated by two House committees. “We have serious concerns about the steep price of Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm and the processContinue Reading