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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers have made new findings which provide a broader understanding of how dormant hematopoietic stem cells are activated […]Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes face a high likelihood of developing complications before age […]Pandemic numbers: COVID surged around the world this week
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic continued to surge around the world this week, especially in the United States and the Middle East. Here is […]Mississippi Health System Buckles Under ‘Astounding’ Rise in COVID Cases
THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) An “astounding” rise in COVID-19 cases in Mississippi is putting intense strain on the state’s health care system. Compared to […]Worried about traveling with unvaccinated kids? 6 questions answered on how to manage the risks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Across the U.S., COVID-19 cases are rising again, primarily in unvaccinated populations. Most of these cases are due to the highly infectious […]Daylight Saving Time Change Toughest on Night Owls
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) If you struggle with the spring time change, your genes may be to blame, researchers report. They found that people […]Iceland reimposes COVID restrictions after cases surge
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Iceland, one of the first nations in the world to lift all COVID restrictions for vaccinated tourists, on Friday announced new curbs […]‘Superbug’ Candida Auris Fungus Spreads in US
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 23, 2021 An untreatable “superbug” fungus is spreading in a Washington, D.C., nursing home and two Dallas-area hospitals, the U.S. […]The Delta Variant & U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
Delta Variant Dominant in U.S. As of July 19, 2021, the Delta variant represents 57.6% of total U.S. COVID-19 cases. In some parts of the country, this […]Who is being excluded by India’s vaccination strategy?
Credit: Ganesh Dhamodkar, Wikimedia Commons Of the 376 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that India had administered as of July 12, men had received 202 million, while […]Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Prescriptions for U.S. children fell by about one-quarter during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prescriptions for antibiotics alone plunging by more […]Europeans face travel woes as Covid reaches Olympic Village
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Europeans faced last-minute travel frustration on Saturday as the UK and France overhauled COVID-19 border restrictions to combat surging infections that threaten […]‘Urgent Threat’ of COVID Vaccine Misinformation
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Thursday called on tech companies, health care workers, journalists and […]Antibiotics May Increase Risk of Colon Cancer, Particularly EOCRC
CRC Prevalence Colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates 104,270 new […]HIV ‘significant’ risk factor for severe COVID: WHO
HIV (yellow) infecting a human immune cell. Credit: Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer and Austin Athman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health […]AHA News: Genetic Problem Led to a Heart Transplant at 24. Her New Heart Has a Genetic Problem, Too.
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) At 13, Leilani Graham was running on the treadmill in her garage when she suddenly collapsed. Her mother, […]The 3D technology that could revolutionize the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
Osteoarthritis of the knee is not only associated with aging. It can also be caused by different stresses on the cartilage, such as a knee injury […]U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) Americans’ overall death rate from cancer continues to fall — but rising rates of certain […]Should I have my AstraZeneca booster shot at 8 weeks rather than 12? Here’s the evidence so you can decide
Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared to have made a “captain’s call” yesterday by encouraging people in New South Wales outbreak areas to have their AstraZeneca booster […]AHA News: How to Eat Right and Save Money at the Same Time
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) You want to eat healthy. You need to save cash. Can you […]
July 30, 2021
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic continued to surge around the world this week, especially in the United States and the Middle East. Here is […]
July 24, 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Iceland, one of the first nations in the world to lift all COVID restrictions for vaccinated tourists, on Friday announced new curbs […]
July 18, 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Europeans faced last-minute travel frustration on Saturday as the UK and France overhauled COVID-19 border restrictions to combat surging infections that threaten […]
July 15, 2021
HIV (yellow) infecting a human immune cell. Credit: Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer and Austin Athman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health […]
July 3, 2021
Men pray during the burial of a relative at Rorotan Cemetery which is reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 1, […]
June 30, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain One of the longest-running studies examining COVID-prevention behaviors shows hygiene changes have been sustained but not complex changes, like social distancing, with […]
June 27, 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The highly contagious Delta variant is driving a surge in South African COVID-19 infections that is testing the capacity of hospitals and […]
June 6, 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Markets and shopping malls in New Delhi will be allowed to reopen from Monday in a further easing of the COVID-19 lockdown, […]
May 25, 2021
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that, among men, low testosterone levels in the blood are linked to more […]