TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine, adding a third weapon to the arsenal the United States is building to battle the pandemic. The overall effectiveness of the J&J vaccine in protectingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic Americans already face higher risks for dementia than the general population. Many also believe they’d get worse dementia care compared to white patients, according to a new Alzheimer’s Association special report. Older Black Americans are about twice as likely toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Young drivers who cruise down the highway with a cellphone in hand probably exhibit other risky behind-the-wheel behaviors, a new study suggests. Talking or texting on a smartphone while driving correlates with a whole range of dangerous driving practices for many young, noviceContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Breathe easy, folks. A new study affirms that wearing a cloth or surgical face mask won’t hamper your breathing. Researchers in Ohio based that conclusion on tests of 50 adults (median age: 33), both with and without masks. Nearly one-third said they hadContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — With U.S. deaths from COVID-19 passing the grim milestone of a half-million, a new study suggests that another 30,000-plus Americans have died due to pandemic-related unemployment. Using various data sources, researchers estimated that number of deaths between April 2020 and March 2021 couldContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Putting the oldest people near the front of the line for COVID-19 shots will save more lives and may extend their lifespan, too, researchers say. The new study findings challenge the view that older people should be lower on the list for shotsContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While many Americans await their turn for the COVID vaccine, a potentially record-setting number have already had their flu shot. That’s the key finding in a nationwide poll of more conducted in December by the University of Georgia, involving more than 1,000 adultsContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The world’s researchers have worked at a breakneck pace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through October, more than 87,000 papers about the new coronavirus were published worldwide. That’s a remarkable number even given the significance of the pandemic, according to the researchers who talliedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In the early weeks of the U.S. vaccine rollout, race looked like it would determine who was willing to get a shot in the arm, but education level now plays the most powerful role in that decision, new research shows. More than three-quartersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Communities of color face a burgeoning wave of mental health problems as a result of how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people interact and grieve, experts warn. “We’re about to have a mental health epidemic because of COVID,” Vickie Mays, aContinue Reading