By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 Children with COVID-19 carry as much or more coronavirus in their nose as adults, suggesting that they could pose a serious infection risk if schools and day care centers reopen, a new study argues. Coronavirus testing performed in Chicago in March and […]
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THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) There’s a low level of awareness among American women about a form of lymphoma that can occur around breast implants, a new study finds. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is an immune system cancer. It’s estimated to occur in between 1 in […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) After the COVID-19 pandemic had millions of New Yorkers in lockdown, the rate of routine child vaccinations plummeted — as it did in cities across the United States. That had pediatricians worried that a second wave of illness outbreaks — […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) As Hurricane Isaias moved toward the east coast of Florida on Friday, one expert warns that the coronavirus pandemic could make preparing for an active hurricane season even more challenging. The average hurricane season has about 12 […]
FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) A new study explains how the coronavirus hitches a ride on droplets released when you cough, sneeze, talk or speak, and travels around a room. The University of Minnesota scientists hope their work will help schools and businesses take steps to reduce the chance […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) For Ron Panzok and many patients like him, the battle with COVID-19 didn’t end when he left the hospital. From the ambulance ride to North Shore University Hospital on New York’s Long Island […]
FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 — Buddy, a 7-year-old German shepherd, that was the first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States, has died after being sick for three months, CNN reported Thursday. Whether the dog died from the coronavirus or lymphoma isn’t clear. Buddy got sick […]
THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 — Patients recovering from COVID-19 may be susceptible to losing their hair, USA Today reported Wednesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t list hair loss as a consequence of COVID-19, but more than 27% of 1,100 people who responded to a Survivor Corps […]
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 Americans may be heeding expert advice to reduce sugar intake. But instead of giving up sweets altogether, they’re turning to certain sugar substitutes. A new study found that between 2002 and 2018, purchases of […]
Latest Sexual Health News By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) More than a decade of research has shown that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against a host of cancers, yet a new study finds that only half of American teens complete the multiple-shot […]