By Cara Roberts MurezHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) The answer to saving lives from cardiac arrest someday could include sending drones to the rescue. A recent randomized trial tested whether delivering an automated external defibrillator (AED) by drone would be faster than an ambulance and more accessible […]
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Latest Sexual Health News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) As the coronavirus pandemic wears on, it’s clear that not everyone’s on the same page when it comes to preventing the risk of infection. Lots of people wear masks, try to maintain social distancing […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 The details of a plan to rapidly deliver a future coronavirus vaccine to Americans were unveiled by federal officials on Wednesday. Two of the key parts of the plan are to begin distributing a vaccine with 24 hours of […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) Transplants of organs from dead donors haven’t slowed during the coronavirus pandemic, but living donor transplants remain suspended in many places, an expert says. Dr. Fauzia Butt, a transplant surgeon at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey […]
THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) Smokers have a significantly raised risk of dying from a bleeding stroke, a new study warns. For the study, researchers analyzed data from over 16,000 same-sex twin pairs in Finland. The twins were born before 1958 and followed for about 42 years (between 1976 […]
THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) Timely rehabilitation is crucial for stroke survivors, but some may not be receiving it due to the coronavirus pandemic, experts say. Rehabilitation can help the 795,000 stroke survivors in the United States achieve the best possible recovery, according to the American Stroke Association (ASA). […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Myanmar for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Myanmar is the tenth country worldwide and the second country in WHO’s South-East Asia Region (after Nepal) to reach this milestone. “This remarkable achievement reminds us of the importance of strong political commitment […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) Parents who choose to forgo or delay their children’s vaccinations may quickly find themselves without a pediatrician. Just over half (51%) of pediatric offices in the United States have a policy to dismiss families that refuse childhood vaccines, a nationwide […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) Applying a type of “good” bacteria to the skin may relieve children of the itch and discomfort of eczema, a new, small study suggests. Eczema is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes dry, itchy skin and scaly rashes. It usually […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 Using the donated blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors to treat patients in the throes of severe coronavirus illness has met with some controversy. But a small new study suggests it could have real merit. The study of 39 patients with severe COVID-19 […]