MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 virus can linger in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after they’ve shaken their initial infection, new findings show. Researchers found pieces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID, lingering in the blood for up to 14Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When the clocks spring forward or fall back, many folks will find themselves struggling to adjust. The transition to Daylight Saving Time each Spring is the toughest on people, both mentally and physically. Research has found that people “springing forward” have an increasedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ever since one child, dubbed the ‘Mississippi baby,’ went into drug-free remission of HIV in 2013, experts have wondered if giving treatment within hours of birth might do the same for others. The results of a new trial conducted in Africa suggest itContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Just three weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children, lawmakers in that state passed legislation that shields both patients and providers who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) from civil and criminal liability. Gov. Kay Ivey, aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s more good news around the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic: It might help ease fatty liver disease in people living with HIV, new research shows. Six months of weekly injections of Ozempic (semaglutide) resulted in an average 31% reduction of a harmfulContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Childhood exposure to lead has long been a public health concern, with lead in water and paint leading to brain damage and developmental delays in kids. Now researchers have uncovered an unexpected source of household lead exposure — firearm ammunition. There’s about aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a move that acknowledges that COVID-19 is no longer the danger it once was, the White House on Monday lifted a COVID testing requirement for anyone who plans to be near President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses. TheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many people protected by drugs that prevent HIV infection quit using them, upping their vulnerability to the virus that causes AIDS, new research shows. The drug combo known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is now a mainstay of HIV prevention among gay and bisexualContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days. Instead, the CDC recommends “returning to normal activities when, for at leastContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The adjustment to and from daylight saving time might be a biannual annoyance, but there’s no evidence that it harms a person’s heart health, a new study finds. Data from more than 36 million adults ages 18 and older found no connection betweenContinue Reading