By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) The fate of more than 3,600 quarantined passengers and crew on the cruise ship Diamond Princess made headlines in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic in February. An outbreak aboard the ship eventually led to nearly 700 infections and […]
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WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Tracking a few simple numbers can be a big help in keeping tabs on heart health. But you need to pay attention to those numbers long before your doctor says they’re an urgent concern, said Nicole Spartano, a research assistant professor in […]
WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Air pollution caused by forest fires can be deadly for people with kidney failure, a new study suggests. The tiny particles of air pollutants — called fine particulate matter — from wildfires can trigger inflammation in the lungs and further affect the delicate health […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) The roar of jet engines may pose a hidden danger to babies: higher odds of premature birth tied to plane exhaust. So finds a study showing that pregnant women exposed to high levels of pollution from the exhaust of jet […]
WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) From the 1960s to the 2010s, the United States experienced a major reduction in heart disease-related deaths among younger adults — often called premature cardiac death. But that decline has slowed significantly since 2010, and the risk of premature cardiovascular death may depend on […]
Latest Women’s Health News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Two “uterine-sparing” treatments for fibroids can improve women’s quality of life — though one might be more effective than the other, a new clinical trial suggests. Fibroids are non-cancerous growths in and around the […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) The U.S. coronavirus death count climbed past 150,000 on Wednesday, a milestone that none had predicted would come so soon. In April, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he hoped that no more than 60,000 people in the country […]
THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 — Closing schools in the spring may have saved tens of thousands of lives by preventing coronavirus infections, the New York Times reports. This study comes at a time when schools are set to reopen in only a few weeks, but the debate as to whether […]
THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) As COVID-19 infections surge across the United States, 11 states could find themselves with too few doctors to treat non-COVID patients in intensive care units, a new report finds. Arizona and Texas already have a shortage of such doctors, the researchers added. “This week’s […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Telemedicine has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the United States on track to log more than 1 billion virtual doctor visits by the end of 2020, experts say. But how important will telemedicine remain to U.S. health care after […]