MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — During a nightly TV newscast in January, anchor Bill Schammert’s voice broke as he described why he’d been off the air for a few days. It started when his 13-day-old son, Cameron, came down with a case of the sniffles. Just to be on the safe… read on > read on >
Once you’ve landed that coveted coronavirus vaccine appointment, you’ll likely have to fill out a form on your medical history and whether you’re allergic to any of the vaccine’s ingredients. But there could be another question waiting for you: Have you ever had dermal filler injections? That’s because — in rare cases — people who’ve… read on > read on >
Ovarian cancer is a tough diagnosis to cope with, and now a new study finds these patients face a much higher risk of depression and other mental health issues. And the emotional anguish exacted a significant toll: The researchers also found it was associated with an increased risk of death during the study period among… read on > read on >
Turning down the music at your fitness classes won’t affect the intensity of your workout, researchers say. It’s common for fitness instructors to crank up the volume — sometimes to levels loud enough to damage hearing — because they think it will help students work harder. But researchers at the University of Maryland School of… read on > read on >
Older adults in long-term care develop detectible antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination, which may mean it’s safe to reopen these facilities, according to a new study. But because it’s unclear how long the antibodies last, researchers from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) say there’s still a need to monitor symptoms and controls on reopening. “COVID-19… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Abigail Dudek celebrated her 40th birthday in Las Vegas a few months ago, grateful to go hiking and cycling without pain for the first time in more than two years. The problem started in April 2018. As her county’s 911 public educator, she spent most the… read on > read on >
Doctors might have figured out why AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may cause life-threatening blood clots in very rare cases. The discovery, made in a pair of reports published online Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, could be key to the global rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, helping develop effective treatments for the side effect… read on > read on >
Doctors, nurses and other frontline health workers in U.S. emergency departments have struggled with significant mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll reveals. “As the nation moves into what many believe is a fourth wave of COVID, this study is important to our understanding of the impact of the pandemic on the… read on > read on >
Could there actually be a mental health upside to the ongoing pandemic? In a word, yes. At least that’s the finding of a new survey, in which roughly four in 10 U.S. military veterans said that the experience has in some ways proven psychologically rewarding. Nearly 3,100 veterans participated in the survey, which was conducted… read on > read on >
COVID-19 might have a tough new foe: The sun. New research shows that sunnier regions of the United States have lower COVID-19 death rates than cloudier areas, suggesting that the sun’s UV rays might somehow provide some protection against the disease. The effect is not due to better uptake of the healthy “sunshine vitamin,” vitamin… read on > read on >
