THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) The list of conditions that put people at risk for severe COVID-19 illness has been expanded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It said that older adults and people with underlying medical conditions remain at increased risk for severe illness, but […]
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Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) Here’s some truly sunny news out of the coronavirus pandemic. Lower levels of air pollution resulting from people staying at home have enabled more sunlight to reach solar panels and increased their output of clean energy. For […]
FRIDAY, June 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) Huge declines in patient visits during the coronavirus pandemic have slashed U.S. primary care doctors’ revenues, a new study finds. As a result of decreases in office visits and fees for services from March to May during the pandemic, a full-time primary care physician […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) It was a silent spring. For long weeks, Americans stayed at home, away from work or school, hoping to curb transmission of the new coronavirus and build capacity at stressed hospitals. Now, as summer begins, the nation is “reopening” — […]
FRIDAY, June 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About 20 million Americans may have been infected with the new coronavirus so far, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, which is nearly 10 times higher than the 2.3 million confirmed cases. But even if 20 million people have been […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) Two new studies strongly suggest that the so-called “COVID toe” lesions that have popped up among some Americans during the pandemic may not be caused by infection with the new coronavirus after all. Despite intensive testing over a wide time […]
Latest Senior Health News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) From the start of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s been clear that older adults are especially vulnerable to serious illness. Now, experts are concerned that older Americans are falling victim to ageism and messages that […]
THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Just as the coronavirus pandemic strains states and the nation, it also has stressed the resources of neighborhoods and individuals. And those with fewer resources to spare are clearly faring worse. An analysis from the newspaper USA Today found that among the […]
THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) As the giant Saharan dust plume continues its 5,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean, experts warn that people in its path can expect to have flare-ups of allergies and asthma. The massive dust cloud is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast this week. […]
By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) Animal studies of a potential COVID-19 vaccine have been so encouraging that researchers plan to speed up testing of the vaccine in humans. Initially, the next phase of the trial was expected to begin in September, but that start date […]