THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) A saliva-based test for the new coronavirus will be assessed in a study that includes NBA players and staff, Yale University researchers said. “Our players are excited to be a part of this study,” said Joe Rogowski, chief medical officer of the National Basketball […]
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THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) Most babies with COVID-19 have mild illness, with fever being the main symptom, according to a small study. It included 18 infants under 3 months of age who tested positive for COVID-19 at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. None had […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) A pandemic, a slew of protests — and now a huge blanket of Sahara Desert dust will engulf parts of the United States this week. That’s what some weary Americans will have to brace themselves for by Wednesday or Thursday, […]
TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) Furloughs and layoffs stemming from the coronavirus pandemic have left many Americans without health insurance, a new survey reveals. “Here in the fourth month of COVID-19-related job losses, a growing number of people won’t be able to afford health care in the midst of […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) Heat is an underestimated killer in the United States, a new study suggests. According to researchers, death records indicate that heat kills as many as 600 hundred Americans each year, but moderate heat may actually be killing […]
TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Heather Lister was 28 when her cardiologist said, “If you’re planning to have children, you shouldn’t wait long.” The problem was her heart. Instead of being born with three leaflets on her aortic valve, she only had two. The older you are […]
WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There could be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this year or early next year, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, infectious diseases chief at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Testifying before a House committee on Tuesday, Fauci said he’s cautiously optimistic […]
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) Both cyberbullies and their victims can suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new British study finds. Cyberbullying is bullying online rather than in person. It’s so pervasive that pediatricians should routinely ask their patients about […]
Countries endemic for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, continue to report fewer cases, indicating that the disease is well on course for elimination as a public health problem by the end of this year. The latest data show that only 980 cases were reported to the […]
Today marks the end of the 10th outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This long, complex and difficult outbreak has been overcome due to the leadership and commitment of the Government of the DRC, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), a multitude […]