MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Worried or wondering about COVID-19 vaccines? Many Americans are, so experts at Penn State Health are offering some reassuring insight. “People are approaching this vaccine with more hesitation because it was approved quickly, but that really just speaks to how far we haveContinue Reading

SATURDAY, Feb. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes is never an easy disease to manage, but coping with type 1 diabetes can be a particularly difficult challenge for teens. The transition from childhood to adolescence can be hard on both kids and parents, the JDRF (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes ResearchContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 could become “long haulers,” suffering symptoms months after they clear their non-life-threatening infection, new research shows. About 33% of COVID-19 patients who were never sick enough to require hospitalization continue to complain months later of symptomsContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When clinical psychologist Maggie Sibley thinks about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, she worries most about the older teens who may drop out of high school and those kids who may be experiencing depression. ItContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Severe winter weather has a grip on much of the United States, which increases the risk of injuries from slipping on ice, shoveling, sports such as skiing and sledding, and car crashes. “One of the most frequently seen causes for visits to theContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The greatest threat from COVID-19 has been for Black and Hispanic Americans, who are three times more likely to be hospitalized and about twice as likely to die from an infection with the novel coronavirus, compared with white people. Now, street-level community groupsContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As the new coronavirus vaccine rollout gathers speed, elevators will likely become a flash point for businesses hoping to reopen offices while sticking to social distancing. And a new computer simulation suggests that the usual “first-come, first-served” elevator routine is neither safe norContinue Reading