SATURDAY, Oct. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) The truly scary thing about Halloween this year is that it’s occurring during a pandemic, but there are safe ways to celebrate, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says. Suggestions include: virtual costume parties; physically distant, outdoor costume parades; Halloween-themed craft making; movie nights […]
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As our climate changes, health systems and health care facilities come under mounting pressure, making it harder for health professionals to keep people healthy from increasingly severe climate impacts. New WHO guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities provides health professionals and health care facility managers with […]
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Coronavirus cases in Arizona fell 75% after cities made masks mandatory and businesses such as bars and gyms were closed, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Infections in the state — which had one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks […]
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) After administering clot-busting drugs to treat a stroke, using blood pressure cuffs to squeeze each arm might aid recovery, a new, small Chinese study suggests. In the technique — called remote ischemic post-conditioning — the flow of oxygen-rich blood is […]
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 For most Americans, the 2020 presidential election is a big source of stress, a new nationwide survey shows. Nearly seven in 10 adults (68%) surveyed called the election a significant source of stress, compared with 52% in 2016, the survey […]
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) People using cannabis for pain may still be taking opioid painkillers, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at cannabis and nonprescription opioid use among 211 individuals in the New York City area. Over 90 days, the investigators found that opioid use was at least […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) Remdesivir has proved its mettle against COVID-19, a final report on the antiviral concludes. Remdesivir hastened recovery for COVID patients who were so sick they had to be hospitalized, said Dr. Raymund Razonable, vice chair of infectious diseases for the […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) The new coronavirus is striking the Upper Midwest with a vengeance, as Wisconsin and the Dakotas became COVID-19 hotspots and health officials scrambled for hospital beds on Thursday. After months where residents of those states downplayed the […]
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) Kids who reach puberty earlier than other kids are at an increased risk of harming themselves as teens, British researchers report. “Our study is the first to investigate the relationship between the timing of puberty and self-harm using an objective measure of pubertal timing […]
Dr. Tedros, WHO Director-General, joined the Foreign Ministers of Japan, Thailand and Georgia to host a Ministerial Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the High-level Meeting on UHC and promote the release of the UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief on COVID-19 and UHC. Ministers of Foreign Affairs and […]