If you’re pregnant and questioning whether you need to be vaccinated against COVID-19, new research might sway your decision. For mothers-to-be, the coronavirus appears to double the risk of serious pregnancy complications like preterm birth, according to a new California study. “These findings add to the growing evidence that having COVID-19 during pregnancy raises risks… read on > read on >
Climate change is prompting longer pollen seasons and higher pollen counts, which spells trouble for people with seasonal allergies, allergists warn. “Allergy seasons have been changing in North America and across the globe, and we see greater changes the further you get from the equator,” explained Dr. Kara Wada, an allergist immunologist at Ohio State’s… read on > read on >
The COVID-related death rate among Americans who received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was more than double that of people who received other vaccines, new data from the Omicron surge show. For the week of Jan. 8, as cases of the highly contagious variant surged, the rate of COVID-related deaths among people who had the… read on > read on >
Millions of Americans use smartwatches or fitness trackers to check on their heart rate, but the accuracy may fall short for people of color, a new research review finds. The analysis, of 10 published studies, found that in four of them, wearable devices were clearly subpar in gauging the heart rate of people with darker… read on > read on >
Living in a noisy neighborhood may not only cost you sleep, it could also increase your odds for a heart attack, researchers say. They concluded that 1 in 20 heart attacks in New Jersey were associated with noise from highways, trains and air traffic. “When people talk about pollution, they’re usually talking about particles in… read on > read on >
Psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic” mushrooms, is generating lots of interest as a potential treatment for a host of mental ills, but new research warns there is little data on how it might interact with more traditional psychiatric medications. “There’s a major incongruence between the public enthusiasm and exuberance with psychedelic substances for mental… read on > read on >
Something as simple as aspirin may help lower the risk of death in hospital patients who are fighting a tough case of COVID-19, a new study found. George Washington University researchers analyzed data on more than 112,000 patients hospitalized with moderate COVID-19 at 64 health systems in the United States from Jan. 1, 2020, through… read on > read on >
Nearly 60 million Americans live in “dental deserts,” while many more can’t afford basic dental care even if it is available. Enter dental therapists. New research suggests these newly minted health care professionals could help more people get the oral health care they need in low-income areas. They are fast becoming members of a typical… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) — The new Omicron subvariant, BA.2, is spreading across the United States and will soon take over as the major COVID variant, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday. “Ultimately it will be the predominant variant in this country,” Fauci told HealthDay. “It’s occupying about 85% of the variants in… read on > read on >
Lying facedown may improve breathing in COVID-19 patients who are awake, but many can’t stay in a prone position long enough to reap the benefit, a new study finds. Prone positioning is standard for patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), because it encourages a larger part of the lung to expand, so patients… read on > read on >
