By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) With school reopenings just a few weeks away, a report on how the new coronavirus spread rapidly through a summer camp in Georgia suggests kids transmit the virus very well. Nearly 600 young campers and counselors attended the camp in […]
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Latest Exercise & Fitness News FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) Want to live longer? Take the stairs, stretch or toss a volleyball around, a new study suggests. Those activities were among several tied to lower rates of early death in an Arizona State University study of nearly […]
FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) Cities around the world are increasingly turning to streetlights emitting so-called “blue light,” and it’s also common in smartphones, laptops and tablets. Now, a study hints that excess exposure to blue-spectrum light might raise a person’s odds for colon cancer. As a team of […]
Latest Sexual Health News FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) If you ever had a sex-ed class in school, you have probably seen a visual of sperm swimming with a wagging tail. Now, high-tech tools have shattered that view of how sperm move. More than 300 years ago, […]
MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) At the peak of the pandemic in the United States and United Kingdom, frontline health care workers, especially minorities, had much higher risks for COVID-19 than other individuals, a new study finds. Paramedics, who are often the first to see sick patients, are at […]
Latest High Blood Pressure News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) High blood pressure is often seen as a condition of old age, but a new study finds that it’s common among young Americans — especially young Black adults. The study, of 18- to […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) For most people, wearing a face mask to protect against COVID-19 doesn’t lead to a false sense of security that leads them to forgo other precautions like hand washing, a new study finds. Although it’s not clear […]
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) The coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement have prompted some Americans to take a break from social media, new research finds. The national survey by Ohio State Wexner Medical Center of 2,000 people found that 56% […]
By Marcia Frellick August 3, 2020 — Physicians are the most likely group of healthcare professionals to get a COVID-19 vaccine when one is available, according to a new Medscape poll. More than 7000 healthcare professionals, including clinicians, medical students, and administrators, responded to the poll. US physicians who responded […]
Latest Infectious Disease News SATURDAY, Aug. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Summer means higher odds of getting Lyme disease, so know how to avoid it, health experts say. Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium carried by some ticks and, if left untreated, can cause severe health problems. Ticks […]