TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) About two-thirds of U.S. parents say they’ll send their kids to school again this fall, and most also support COVID-19 testing and social distancing policies for schoolchildren, a new survey finds. Among parents, only about 12% said they would not send at least one […]
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) For those who try to catch up on lost sleep during the weekend, French researchers have some bad news: Once Saturday and Sunday have come and gone, many will find they’re still seriously short on sleep. The finding centered on […]
Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Swimming and summer are practically synonymous, but getting sick from bacteria in lakes, rivers and the ocean can spoil the fun, U.S. health officials warn. Since 2009, nearly 120 disease outbreaks in 31 states […]
MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Actual coronavirus infection rates in many areas of the United States are more than 10 times higher than reported rates, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study suggests. That difference was highest in Missouri. As of April 26, about 2.6% of […]
FRIDAY, June 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) Vitrification is a safe way to freeze and store embryos during fertility treatment, but the longer embryos are stored, the less likely women are to get pregnant and have a live birth, a new study from China suggests. In vitrification, embryos are briefly placed […]
MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Last month, President Donald Trump vowed to overturn the health reform legislation passed during the Obama presidency, and on Thursday his administration filed a brief with the Supreme […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, June 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) As the United States reported yet another record-breaking number of new coronavirus cases on Friday, public health officials warned that younger Americans now account for an ever-growing percentage of infections. In Florida, which shattered previous daily records […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 is being diagnosed in Hispanic communities at a disproportionately high rate, a new study of the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area shows. Researchers found that among nearly 38,000 patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 at Johns Hopkins Health System, 16% were positive for […]
MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Working at home during a pandemic isn’t an option for about three-quarters of U.S. workers, putting them at increased risk of infection, a new study finds. Those 108 million workers tend to be among the lowest paid and are more likely to face pandemic-related […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Canadian provinces that allow retail displays promoting e-cigarettes had nearly three times the teen vaping rate, a new study found. Until May 2018, e-cigarettes weren’t widely available in Canada and it was illegal to advertise those containing nicotine. When the […]