By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) Election Day 2020 saw marijuana legalization continue its march across the United States, but a pair of new studies warn that smoking pot could increase risk for heart patients. Marijuana smokers are more likely to suffer complications like excess […]
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Donors commit to fund the scale up of the ACT-Accelerator but warn additional funding is critical to support its success The European Commission, France, Spain, The Republic of Korea and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge US$360 million to COVAX, the Vaccines Pillar of the ACT Accelerator Emmanuel Macron, […]
WHO today listed the nOPV2 vaccine (Bio Farma, Indonesia) for emergency use to address the rising cases of a vaccine-derived polio strain in a number of African and East Mediterranean countries. Countries in WHO’s Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions are also affected by these outbreaks. The emergency use listing, or EUL, […]
The World Health Organization has announced a new Council on the Economics of Health for All, staffed by leading economists and health experts, to put “Health for All” at the centre of how we think about value creation and economic growth. “The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the consequences of chronic […]
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) Overall, babies have a low risk of severe COVID-19 infection, and transmission from mother to newborn is unlikely, new research suggests. For the study, researchers analyzed data from all babies under 29 days old who had COVID-19 and had to be admitted to hospitals […]
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) One of every three people who vape say they have symptoms associated with damage to the lungs or respiratory tract, a new study reports. Specifically, 33% of e-cigarette users reported having one or more of the five symptoms associated […]
Latest High Blood Pressure News By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11, 2020 (HealthDay) The number of women entering pregnancy with high blood pressure has nearly doubled in a decade, new research finds. The study found that 2% of women living in urban areas and 2.4% of […]
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) Loneliness can strike at any age, but a new study finds that young adults are the loneliest Americans, with people in their 60s being the least lonely. Researchers analyzed responses from more than 2,800 people nationwide (ages 20-69) […]
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (American Heart Association News) The risk of heart attack is significantly higher in people with PTSD or traumatic brain injury, a new study of U.S. veterans shows. Past studies have found post-traumatic stress disorder is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Veterans have disproportionately […]
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) An experimental drug might improve heart function for people with a condition called obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a new study finds. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a thickening of heart muscle that can obstruct blood flow. The new drug, mavacamten, improves heart […]