WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2021 — In extremely rare instances, newborns can contract cancer from their pregnant moms during delivery, a new case report suggests. Two boys, a 23-month-old and a 6-year-old, developed lung cancers that proved an exact genetic match to cervical cancers within their mothers at the time of birth, Japanese researchers report. It… read on > read on >
Cases of anaphylactic shock caused by COVID-19 vaccines are very rare, based on numbers from the first week and a half of vaccinations in the United States, federal public health officials said Wednesday. There have been 21 cases of anaphylaxis out of nearly 1.9 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine administered in the very first… read on > read on >
Research brings grim findings for these economically tough times: People who must move because they can’t make the rent often miss out on needed medical care. The study, of over 146,000 California residents, found a connection between unaffordable housing and health care use: Of people who’d moved in the past five years because they couldn’t… read on > read on >
A prominent U.S. doctors’ group reaffirmed its recommendation this week that having kids physically in school should be the goal, while also outlining safety protocols needed to allow schools to be open. In its COVID-19 guidance for safe schools, the American Academy of Pediatrics listed measures communities need to address. These include controlling the spread… read on > read on >
The American Red Cross is urging COVID-19 survivors to donate blood plasma for hospital patients who need it to recover. As an incentive to help boost the national convalescent plasma shortage, the Red Cross has teamed up with the National Football League and is offering donors a chance to win two tickets to next year’s… read on > read on >
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Patti Ghezzi knows the risks posed by the pandemic. She also knows that her 14-year-old daughter thrives in the company of her friends. So Ghezzi and her family did something many other Americans have attempted: They became part of a “pod,” or “social bubble,” with two… read on > read on >
A return to normal life in America might happen sooner than many expect, one of the nation’s leading vaccine experts told HD Live! this week. As the new coronavirus rages across the country, President-elect Joe Biden has set a goal of one million doses of vaccine delivered every day once he takes office. If that… read on > read on >
A record-breaking 131,000 coronavirus hospitalizations were recorded in the United States on Tuesday. In hard-hit Los Angeles County, hospitals began running out of oxygen and paramedics were told not to bring patients to a hospital if they showed little hope of survival. “We’re no longer a wave or surge, or surge upon a surge. We… read on > read on >
Telemedicine rapidly expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic as people turned to their phones and computers rather than leave their homes for health care. But some groups of people were left behind in the telemedicine boom, a new study reports. Middle-aged and older folks are much less likely to complete their scheduled telemedicine visits, as well… read on > read on >
As COVID-19 spreads across the country and vaccines are not yet widely available, it’s important to plan for what you would do if you become infected with the virus, says a psychologist who’s counseled critically ill and recovering patients. “We can’t let our guard down while we wait our turn for the vaccine,” said rehabilitation… read on > read on >
