FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce Friday that most Americans can shed their masks in indoor public settings, as the agency changes how it measures the threat of coronavirus in local communities. Until now, case counts haveContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least 5.2 million children worldwide have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19, and researchers say urgent action is needed to help them. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one childContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Emergency rooms across the country have seen a surge in the number of teenage girls dealing with eating and other disorders, including anxiety, depression and stress, during the pandemic, a new government report shows. The report offers up compelling evidence about the kindsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Masks will no longer be required for fully vaccinated visitors at Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida as of Thursday, Walt Disney Co. announced. The company, which does not require proof of vaccination to get into its parks, said the decisionContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Healthy, unvaccinated adults who get COVID are unlikely to be symptom-free, according to a new study that challenges other research suggesting that asymptomatic infection is common. “Some studies suggest that asymptomatic infection may occur as often as 50% of the time,” but theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could ease its indoor masking guidance as early as next week. The agency is weighing a new benchmark for whether masks are needed, basing it on the level of severe disease and hospitalizations in aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fully vaccinated U.S. workers at Amazon and Walmart will no longer have to wear masks unless local or state laws require them. Walmart’s announcement last Friday to its 1.6 million U.S. workers said masks will still be required for unvaccinated staff and thoseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave the nod for a new monoclonal antibody treatment that works against the Omicron variant. The emergency use authorization for bebtelovimab is for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patientsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government has bought 600,000 doses of a new antibody drug called bebtelovimab that seems able to beat back the Omicron variant, even though the medication has yet to be given the green light by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. TheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What’s good for your tummy may be good for your mind. New research shows that folks with a more robust balance of bacteria in their gut are more likely to perform well on tests of standard thinking skills including attention, flexibility, self-control andContinue Reading