Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Certain COVID-19 patients not only recover faster from the coronavirus, but their bodies also show longer-lasting immunity, according to a new study. “We’ve found a subset of individuals that heal quickly while sustaining virus-specific antibody levels after […]
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Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) – Americans saw their doctors for preventive and elective care far less often than usual in the first two months of the pandemic shutdown, according to a new study. That meant far fewer colonoscopies, mammograms, blood sugar […]
FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Tinnitus, a common hearing problem, may be worsened by COVID-19 or possibly even triggered by the new coronavirus, new research indicates. Moreover, people with tinnitus are further struggling because of lifestyle changes forced by the pandemic, the study found. Tinnitus includes the perception of […]
FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) – Though COVID-19 calls to mind common symptoms such as fever and cough, at least 16% of infected patients have only gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a large research review. A team from the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry in Canada reviewed […]
THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) Although New York City has banned smoking in its public housing, exposure to secondhand smoke hadn’t declined a year later, a new study finds. The reasons might include delays in promotion and enforcement, researchers said. These include not putting up signs, training building managers […]
THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) Expanded Medicaid passed in some states as part of the Affordable Care Act has significantly reduced deaths from newly diagnosed breast, lung and colon cancers, a new study finds. Death rates from these cancers are lower in states that opted for expanded Medicaid than […]
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter Even as the coronavirus pandemic has postponed the delivery of many kinds of health care, a new study suggests that delaying cancer treatment by even a month can raise your risk of dying by 6% to 13%, and that risk keeps rising the longer treatment […]
The International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have committed to working together to ensure that patients have access to safe and effective health products against COVID-19 as early as possible, while the existing rigorous scientific standards for the evaluation and safety monitoring of […]
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) New infection prevention practices started during the coronavirus pandemic have actually shortened hospital stays for mothers and their babies, a new study finds. The changes included screening the temperature of all patients and visitors, limiting the number of visitors, providing staff with personal protective […]
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) Women who work outside the home may end up with a sharper memory later in life, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 6,200 U.S. women aged 55 and older, those who’d worked for pay in young […]