The type of drill your dentist uses just might determine your chances of catching COVID-19 while in the chair. So claims new research that suggests dentists can significantly improve patient safety during the pandemic by switching the type of drill they use. British researchers used a harmless virus similar in size and structure to SARS-CoV-2,… read on > read on >
Early diagnosis and care can often stop the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is the leading cause of vision loss in older Americans, the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) says. As part of AMD Awareness Month in February, the society urges people to pay attention to their vision and learn more about… read on > read on >
If your baby has a cough, you might immediately think it’s COVID-19, but coughing is a common wintertime symptom, a pediatrician says. Dr. Mona Patel of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles offers some advice on what to do when your baby develops a cough. Congestion and postnasal drip will worsen the cough, especially during naps or… read on > read on >
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday gave its full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in people 18 and older. This follows a similar move made Jan. 31 by its sister agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine, which had before been available for that age group only… read on > read on >
It’s less enchanting than reading tea leaves, but federal health officials announced Friday that they are expanding nationwide efforts to track COVID-19 by monitoring virus levels found in raw sewage. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects to add an additional 250 surveillance sites over the next few weeks to a list of… read on > read on >
The American Red Cross is pleading for donors as it grapples with its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. The shortage poses a risk to patient care because doctors are forced to make decisions about which patients receive blood transfusions and which ones must wait until more blood becomes available, the Red Cross… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — New cases of a debilitating and often deadly type of stroke that causes bleeding in the brain have been increasing in the U.S., growing at an even faster rate among younger to middle-aged adults than older ones, new research shows. The findings show an 11% increase… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — At 4:30 a.m. on a Monday morning last spring, Peter Denton got up in darkness, dressed and jumped in his pickup truck. The drive to his work site in Detroit took a little more than an hour. As a construction foreman working on a new bridge… read on > read on >
Many Americans are bone-weary following two straight years of pandemic stress, and a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows that sleeplessness is only part of the problem. One-third of poll participants said they feel more tired now than they did before March 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. But just 28% said they’re getting less sleep… read on > read on >
You have almost certainly seen the pleas while scrolling through social media: Called crowdfunding, folks try to raise money to pay for their sick loved one’s mounting medical bills. But new research shows these grassroots campaigns rarely raise enough money to make a difference. According to GoFundMe, which corners over 90% of the U.S. crowdfunding… read on > read on >
