WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus is disproportionately striking minority populations — particularly urban blacks and Navajo Indians living on their reservation. Experts say social and economic factors that predate the COVID-19 crisis may help explain why. “We found that there were large disparities in theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There’s a simple way to limit your guests’ boozing: Give them plenty of alternatives. A British study finds that people are more likely to choose alcohol-free options if they outnumber boozy choices. There were more than 800 people in the study. When presentedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that the White House coronavirus task force will likely disband within a month, even as the number of coronavirus cases climbed passed 1.2 million and the death toll passed 71,000. The slow shutdown will happen because ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has done untold economic damage in the United States, with businesses shuttering and people self-isolating at home to try to slow the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus. You might think hospitals and health care systems would be immune toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As many states began to reopen their economies on Monday, a new internal report from the Trump administration predicts that will come at a cost: There will be 200,000 new coronavirus cases and 3,000 deaths every day by the end of May. ThoseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With increasing evidence showing a link between COVID-19 and stroke, it’s more important than ever to call 911 if someone shows signs they are having one, experts say. “Despite a growing connection between COVID-19 and an increased risk of stroke, hospitals across theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Injuries in the United States take a huge toll on the workplace, new research shows. For the study, researchers analyzed millions of workplace health insurance claims among adults aged 18 to 64 between 2014 and 2015, with a specific focus on non-fatal injuriesContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If warning labels on cigarette packs discourage smoking, could warning labels on alcohol products discourage drinking? Researchers in Canada decided to find out. In the study, which began in 2017, the researchers applied about 300,000 colorful, highly visible warning labels to 98% ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. coronavirus death toll could reach 100,000, President Donald Trump predicted Sunday night. That number is far higher than the 60,000 lives lost that was predicted just a few weeks ago, but Trump continued to push states to reopen their economies. InContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As national guidelines on social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic expired Thursday, the White House announced an initiative to produce a COVID-19 vaccine that could be available nationwide by January. President Donald Trump said it is not too optimistic to try to produceContinue Reading