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Vaccine bookings spike after Italy extends Covid pass
Bookings for coronavirus vaccines in Italy spiked this week after the government said all employees must show proof of a jab, negative test or recent recovery […]Special ‘Strategies’ Can Help People With Parkinson’s Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Movement can be very difficult for people with Parkinson’s disease, as shaking and stiffness play […]Guinea declares end of Marburg virus outbreak: WHO
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Guinea has declared the end of an outbreak of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola, the World […]Multigenerational Study Finds Links Between ADHD, Dementia Risk
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appears to be somehow linked to risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, […]FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan
In this Aug. 26, 2021 file photo, Parsia Jahanbani prepares a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a mobile vaccine clinic operated by Families Together […]FDA Bans Sale of Nearly a Million E-Cigarettes; Allows Juul to Remain on Market
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced that it had rejected the applications of nearly a million electronic […]Understanding sickle cell disease
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sickle cell disease, which is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders, affects approximately 100,000 people in the U.S., according to […]White House Pushes for More Vaccine Mandates
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 President Joe Biden is slated to announce an ambitious six-point plan to double down on a resurgent […]Infants link language and cognition, whether the language is spoken or a sign language
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sign language, like spoken language, supports infant cognitive development in hearing infants, according to a groundbreaking new study by Northwestern University researchers. […]NZ COVID outbreak claims first death in six months
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New Zealand recorded its first COVID-related death in six months Saturday, but health authorities said there were signs the outbreak of the […]A ‘Bionic’ Arm That Feels Like Her Very Own
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) Former Marine Cpl. Claudia Mitchell can hold a banana or […]COVID Cases Rise Sharply Among Kids as School Year Starts
By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 As the school year gets underway across the United States, new data shows that […]Suicide Prevention
Suicide Rates in the U.S. Pre-COVID-19, suicide rates overall increased in the United States from 1999-2016. Suicide made the top-10 leading causes of death in every […]Macron’s ‘health pass’ helps boost France’s vaccine take-up
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Despite weekly protests, France’s “COVID health pass” has helped turn the country, once a vaccine laggard, into a leader and has the […]High Demand for At-Home COVID Tests Could Hamper Supply, Abbott Says
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Demand for Abbott Laboratories’ at-home COVID-19 tests has reached “unprecedented” levels and supply may be limited in the coming weeks, […]The Emergence of the Delta Variant
Overview of Coronaviruses Coronaviruses are not new to us – they are a family of RNA or protein-based viruses that rarely infect humans. Coronaviruses are responsible […]Australia’s Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A lockdown of Australia’s second-biggest city Melbourne will be extended, authorities announced Sunday as they struggle to quash a stubborn coronavirus Delta […]One Benefit of Online Learning: Better Sleep for Kids
FRIDAY, Aug. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) Despite all of the criticism of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research suggests there was a silver lining: […]Pfizer/BioNTech ink vaccine deal with Brazil manufacturer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech have joined forces with Brazilian pharmaceutical company Eurofarma to distribute doses in Latin America, the companies […]One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) Football and other contact sports get a lot of attention for their injury hazards. But […]
March 10, 2021
(HealthDay)—A new type of surgery offers amputees better control of muscles that remain after surgery, and of their prosthetic limbs, its inventors say. The standard surgical […]
March 7, 2021
The moment Maram al-Amawi gets back from school, she slips on the 3D-printed mask that covers her face and treats her severe burns from a blaze […]
February 23, 2021
(HealthDay)—Deceased organ donation increased among some racial groups, particularly among Black people, from 1999 to 2017, but substantial racial and ethnic differences remain, according to a […]
February 7, 2021
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A man is warning people against using headphones while falling asleep after health care workers had to remove a wireless earbud from […]
February 2, 2021
Obesity and its duration are significant risk factors for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular events, multiple cancers and decreased quality of life. According to the Centers for […]
February 1, 2021
Select patients born with heart defects and who undergo congenital heart surgery recover with few complications and reduced opioid use when a comprehensive, evidence-based enhanced recovery […]
January 29, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Among US adults with kidney failure, race and social determinants of health were associated with patients’ likelihood of receiving a kidney transplant. […]
January 26, 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Listening to music is linked to a significant reduction in anxiety and pain after major heart surgery, finds a pooled data analysis […]
January 11, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Duke-led team of scientists has developed a bio-compatible surgical patch that releases non-opioid painkillers directly to the site of a wound […]