COVID-19 can take a heavy toll on the body, but new research shows that patients are also 60% more likely to suffer lingering mental and emotional woes in the year following their infection. These problems included anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, opioid use disorder, illicit drug and alcohol use disorders, sleep disturbances, and problems thinking and… read on > read on >
After you have recovered from COVID-19, getting at least one dose of a vaccine provides added protection against reinfection, Israeli researchers report. Stay unvaccinated after a bout with COVID-19 and you’re five times more likely than someone who has had the shot to get COVID again, the new study found. That’s because the immunity acquired… read on > read on >
Young children who struggle with insomnia face a very high risk for more of the same as young adults, a new study warns. Investigators found that 43% of children who suffer from insomnia between the ages of 5 and 12 continue to do so when they hit their 20s and 30s. And that amounts to… read on > read on >
While getting a COVID-19 vaccine protects against infection, new research confirms that it can also help ease pandemic-triggered stress. “Our study documents important psychological benefits of vaccination beyond reducing the risk of severe illness and death associated with COVID-19,” said lead investigator Jonathan Koltai, from the University of New Hampshire’s department of sociology. There was… read on > read on >
Could a therapy used to treat chest pain ease the debilitating symptoms of long COVID? Yes, claims a small but promising study that found it helped ease fatigue, shortness of breath and other symptoms in people who can’t shake side effects that haunt them long after their original coronavirus infection. As many as 50% of… read on > read on >
Here are some numbers that could add up strongly in your favor. If you’re in your 70s and get 20 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous exercise, you may ward off heart disease in your 80s, new Italian research suggests. In the study of close to 3,000 Italians over 65, regular exercise was linked… read on > read on >
Kids with heart conditions are more likely than their peers to have frequent cavities, toothaches or bleeding gums, a new U.S. government study finds. Researchers found that of U.S. children and teenagers with heart conditions, 10% had only “poor” to “fair” dental health, as rated by their parents. That was twice the figure of kids… read on > read on >
Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 grow more effective in the months after a person gets the Pfizer COVID vaccine, according to a new study. In sheer numbers, antibody levels did decline over the months after vaccination. However, the new findings showed that antibodies that remained became steadily stronger and more precisely targeted against the virus. That means… read on > read on >
Misinformation about COVID-19 abounds, and cancer patients who are currently receiving treatment are more likely to believe COVID lies than cancer survivors who’ve completed treatment and people who’ve never had cancer, a new study says. The findings are from a survey of nearly 900 U.S. adults about evenly divided into the three groups. “These findings… read on > read on >
In a sign that the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on routine health care, many of the nearly one-third of older Americans who had a medical procedure, primary care visit or dental appointment canceled or postponed due to COVID still haven’t received that care, a new poll finds. “Whether they chose to postpone or their… read on > read on >
