By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a lot of talk recently about the transmission dangers posed by people who are infected by the new coronavirus but show no symptoms. Are many of these “asymptomatic” carriers simply in a stage of infection that later […]
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Latest Senior Health News SATURDAY, June 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you’re older and you want to prolong your life, try volunteering, new research suggests. “Humans are social creatures by nature. Perhaps this is why our minds and bodies are rewarded when we give to others,” said […]
MONDAY, June 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — While a fever and cough have seemed to be the early warning signs of COVID-19, new research shows almost half of hospitalized patients experience a host of neurological problems. In fact, headaches, dizziness, strokes, weakness, decreased alertness or other neurological symptoms can appear […]
Latest Exercise & Fitness News SUNDAY, June 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many female athletes lack knowledge about nutrition, which could harm their performance and put them at risk for health problems, a researcher says. A review of two decades of literature on female athletes older than 13 […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter SATURDAY, June 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A particular mutation in one strain of the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus may have helped it infect more human cells and turn it into the dominant strain worldwide, new laboratory research shows. Researchers at Scripps Research in Jupiter, Fla., stressed […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening a Guideline Development Group (GDG) to advise on updates needed to its recommendations on the systematic screening for tuberculosis (TB). Coupled with other measures to scale up TB preventive treatment among populations at risk, improving adherence to treatment and introducing newer regimens for […]
15 June 2020 | GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to facilitate access to fully-oral treatment regimens for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) * in updated guidance released today. This will lead to major improvements in treatment outcomes and quality of life for those affected. The guidelines are […]
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — In the early 1960s, pediatrician Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki saw more and more children suffering from persistent fevers, bumpy rashes and more unsightly, uncomfortable symptoms. So he began stashing their records in a special file. He labeled it with the Japanese equivalent […]
WHO is following up with Chinese authorities about a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. Today, officials from the National Health Commission and Beijing Health Commission briefed WHO’s China country office, to share details of preliminary investigations ongoing in Beijing. As of 13 June, 41 symptomatic laboratory confirmed cases and 46 laboratory confirmed cases without symptoms of COVID-19 have been identified in Beijing. The first identified case had symptom onset […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 — Governors across America have eased lockdowns, but a new analysis shows coronavirus cases are rising in nearly half of U.S. states. The rolling seven-day average of new cases per capita has been higher than the average seven days […]