TUESDAY, Aug. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) Scientists for the first time have identified an aggressive bone cancer in a dinosaur that lived nearly 77 million years ago. The cancerous lower leg bone (fibula) is from a horned dinosaur called a Centrosaurus apertus. At first, researchers thought the bone had been […]
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By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, Aug. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) Midwestern states are starting to see surges in coronavirus cases, just as Southern and Western states are scrambling to contain their own outbreaks of COVID-19. Missouri, Montana and Oklahoma are among those witnessing the largest percentage surge […]
Latest Senior Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) Older Americans are feeling stressed by COVID-19 and prolonged social isolation, but they’re also showing their resiliency, a new study finds. Most of these adults have turned to a range of tools to stay in touch, researchers report. […]
MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Two staff members of the Philadelphia Phillies have tested positive for the coronavirus, causing Major League Baseball to postpone this weekend’s games with the Toronto Blue Jays, CBS News reported Thursday. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Philadelphia Phillies’ three-game weekend series […]
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking consumers to avoid red onions from Thomson International Inc., a California supplier, because they might be tied to an outbreak of Salmonella Newport infection. “The FDA has been working with CDC, […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 The White House coronavirus task force coordinator warned Americans on Sunday that the pandemic has entered a new stage where infections are far more widespread and face masks are crucial to curbing new COVID-19 cases. “What we are seeing […]
Latest Exercise & Fitness News SUNDAY, Aug. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) If you’re getting back to a fitness program or gym after spending months in lockdown, be careful not to hurt yourself, a sports medicine expert urges. “One of the most common reasons people get injured is because […]
FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) The aftereffects of COVID-19 are numerous, and now British researchers report that many patients recovering from infection with the new coronavirus have lingering hearing problems. For the study, 120 U.K. patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19 took part in a phone survey. When […]
Latest High Blood Pressure News FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Having high blood pressure for long periods may increase the chance of small vessel damage in the brain, which has been linked to dementia and stroke, according to a new study. Scientists have long known […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) College students would need to be tested for COVID-19 infection every two to three days for campuses to safely reopen this fall, a new analysis concludes. Otherwise, colleges are very likely to fall prey to outbreaks that will place vulnerable […]