TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) As the debate over face masks continues, few may realize how the coverings make it hard for the 48 million Americans with hearing loss to communicate with others. Masks can muffle sound, making it more difficult to understand speech and higher-pitched voices; prevent the […]
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TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) Scientists who have identified the early smallpox strains used to create vaccines against the disease say this type of genetic research could help efforts to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus. Smallpox was among the most dangerous viral diseases in human history, killing […]
FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) A drug used to treat lupus and malaria — hydroxychloroquine — reduced by half the risk of a potentially fatal heart condition in newborns who were at high risk for it. The condition — known as congenital heart block (CHB) — results in a […]
FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced Friday that she is undergoing chemotherapy to help fight a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, CNN reported. The cancer has arisen once more, this time in her liver, according to a report from the court. Cutting-edge immunotherapy […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters MONDAY, July 20, 2020 As yet another record for the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the United States was broken on Sunday, federal health officials prepared to start pooled testing for COVID-19. The strategy could speed results, stretch lab supplies further, […]
FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (American Heart Association News) As physical distancing, face masks and habitual hand-washing have become the new normal, hopes for returning to the old normal rest largely on the development of effective COVID-19 vaccines. Historically, it has taken a decade or more to develop a vaccine. Yet […]
MONDAY, July 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) Want to boost colon cancer screening rates? Mail testing kits to patients’ homes, a new study says. Colon cancer is easily diagnosed by routine screening, such as colonoscopies and at-home stool testing. But despite recommendations that adults get screened from ages 50 to 75, […]
MONDAY, July 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) U.S. air quality improved after businesses closed to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus, researchers say. For their new study, they compared air pollution data for 122 U.S. counties between March 13 and April 21, to the same dates and locations going back […]
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) The death of a twin, especially earlier in life, leaves the surviving twin at risk for psychiatric problems, a new study finds. “Losing a co-twin by death may be a particularly devastating life stressor with considerable health implications […]
SUNDAY, July 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) Parents can ease conflict with their teens by showing them warmth, researchers say. In their new study, they analyzed daily diary entries from parents and teens in 151 families. The teens were 13 to 16 years old, and 95% of the parents were women. […]