TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Eight-time Olympic running champion Usain Bolt has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Jamaican newspaper, but the world’s fastest man hasn’t confirmed he has the disease. The Gleaner newspaper said Jamaica’s health ministry said that Bolt’s test was positive, according to the […]
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TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) As many as one-third of doctors may be sending patients for a thyroid ultrasound for reasons not supported by guidelines, a new study finds. The use of ultrasound to detect thyroid cancer has led to a large increase in thyroid cancer cases, but many […]
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) A lot of kids have been pushing up the scale numbers while home during the pandemic — and parents need to take steps to prevent the dreaded “quarantine 15,” an expert says. “During the school year, most parents rely on schools to provide their […]
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) Vitamin D supplements don’t prevent severe asthma attacks in at-risk children, according to a study that challenges previous research. “The reason that’s important is there are colleagues around this country and worldwide who are testing vitamin D levels for kids with asthma and giving […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) More than two in five working-age U.S. adults didn’t have stable health insurance in the first half of 2020, while more than one-third struggled with medical bills, according to a new survey. “The survey shows a persistent […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2020 Just weeks after colleges across the United States reopened their campuses for the fall semester, thousands of coronavirus infections are cropping up in students and staff alike. More than 1,500 American colleges and universities were tallied in The New […]
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2020 — An effort that began in 1996 has led to the eradication of polio in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. The campaign by governments and nonprofits delivered nearly 9 billion polio vaccines, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) Middle-aged men who were anxious or depressed teens are at increased risk for heart attack, according to a large, long-term study. It included more than 238,000 men born between 1952 and 1956 who underwent extensive exams when they were 18 or 19 years old […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) Despite the wave of criticism that has followed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency approval of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients, infectious disease experts say the therapy remains promising. Some scientists have questioned both the timing of the […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) Here’s some reassuring news for those who wonder whether face masks really work: New research shows a face covering can block 99.9% of respiratory droplets when a person speaks or coughs, significantly lowering the risk of coronavirus […]