New studies provide reassuring data on menstrual changes after COVID-19 vaccination
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Many women have reported changes to their periods after a COVID-19 vaccination and the US National Institutes of Health has allocated $1.67m […]Vaccination Key to ‘Super Immunity’ Against COVID-19
TUESDAY, Jan. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) Coronavirus infections before or after vaccination provide equal levels of increased immunity, and the key to this so-called “super immunity” […]Beijing tests 2 million for coronavirus as Winter Olympics loom
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where a small cluster of coronavirus cases was detected […]Another Study Finds Vaccine Booster ‘Neutralizes’ Omicron
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) If you need more proof that a third shot of COVID vaccine is needed, new British research confirms that boosters […]Can neonatal herpes lead to Alzheimer’s disease?
“We’ve learned a lot during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic … how a virus can affect our behavior,” Dartmouth University MD and Ph.D. candidate Abigail […]WHO Says Worst of Pandemic Could Ease This Year if Vaccine Inequities Erased
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) If COVID-19 vaccines and medicines are shared equally worldwide, the pandemic could ease this year, a top World Health Organization […]Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron
Siblings wait to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Clalit Health Services in Mevaseret Zion, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo An Israeli hospital on […]More Evidence Links Mono to Multiple Sclerosis
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 For years, researchers have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus, best known for causing mononucleois, might also play […]Brazil starts vaccinating children after weeks of delay
A health worker gives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 8-year-old Indigenous youth Davi Seremramiwe Xavante at the Hospital da Clinicas in Sao Paulo, […]Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) A drug used to treat several types of cancer is also an effective treatment for aggressive forms of endometrial cancer, […]Resource allocations for health and education should be based on evidence, not politics
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If resource allocation decisions were made based on evidence rather than internal and external politics, the education sector would get a large […]Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Latest Senior Health News MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Need in-home health care? Know this: The quality of your care may depend on where […]World tops two million new daily COVID cases
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The world recorded more than two million daily coronavirus cases on average between January 1 and 7 with figures doubling in 10 […]Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug?
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) Following a months-long and unprecedented review, Medicare officials expect to announce within the next couple […]Q and A: Making New Year’s resolutions that stick
Credit: CC0 Public Domain DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every year I make one or more New Year’s resolutions that I have every intention of starting on Jan. […]Getting Your Child Their Vaccine? Some Tips on Easing Needle Fears
TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – If your child gets upset when it’s time to get a shot, you know how challenging that experience is […]Fauci cites near ‘vertical’ rise in COVID, but sees hope
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The United States is experiencing “almost a vertical increase” in COVID cases as the Omicron variant sweeps the country, but the peak […]Family Factors Affect Child’s Odds for Cleft Palate
THURSDAY, Dec. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Economic status appears linked to increased risk of being born with a cleft palate or lip, new research suggests, building […]Study uncovers unique stem cell trajectory in lungs damaged by COVID-19 and pulmonary fibrosis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Severe injuries to the lung from diseases such as COVID-19 trigger abnormal stem cell repair that alters the architecture of the lung. The aberrant stem […]Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) While climate change calls to mind extreme weather and melting polar ice caps, government officials’ inaction […]
