When you got your first COVID-19 jab, did you breathe a sigh of relief? If so, you’re not alone. U.S. adults who got the vaccine between December 2020 and March 2021 experienced a 4% reduction in their risk of being mildly depressed and a 15% drop in their risk of severe depression, researchers reported Sept.… read on > read on >
While the cost of administering COVID-19 vaccines is nominal – and free to consumers in the United States – the cost of paying for hospitalizations for people who’ve contracted the virus is dramatically higher. The average financial cost of hospitalization for a COVID-19 patient insured by Medicare – at $21,752 – is about 145 times… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Tax-free health savings accounts can make it easier for Americans to pay for future health expenses, but most older adults aren’t using them. A new poll by Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan found that while nearly 1 in 5 people weren’t confident that they could afford their health costs,… read on > read on >
Parents of a child with autism might wonder if a pet cat would be a good fit for the family. Now, research suggests both children with autism and cats benefit when a feline joins the household. Gretchen Carlisle, a research scientist at the Missouri University Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction, in Columbia, Mo., and her… read on > read on >
Black Americans and Mexican Americans typically develop type 2 diabetes up to seven years earlier than their white counterparts, a new study finds. In all, more than 25% of adults in the two groups reported being diagnosed with diabetes before age 40, and 20% didn’t know they had the disease. Researchers said the findings highlight… read on > read on >
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar revealed Thursday that she’s been treated for early-stage breast cancer, including surgery to remove a lump and radiation therapy. The 61-year-old Minnesota Democrat said in a statement posted on social media that Mayo Clinic doctors found worrying signs during a routine mammogram in February, including “small white spots called calcifications.” A… read on > read on >
Until now, folks suffering from hearing loss typically have had to fork out thousands of dollars for a device that could be adjusted only by a professional audiologist. No wonder that only one-quarter of the nearly 29 million U.S. adults who could benefit from a hearing aid have actually tried one, according to the U.S.… read on > read on >
Many people feel their to-do list is overloaded, but there is also such a thing as too much free time, a new study suggests. In a series of studies, researchers found that having either too little or too much free time seemed to drain people’s sense of well-being. It’s no surprise that constantly feeling pressed… read on > read on >
President Joe Biden is slated to announce an ambitious six-point plan to double down on a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, including more pressure on government, business and schools to implement vaccine mandates, news sources report. A speech outlining the new plan is scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, The New York… read on > read on >
Workers, take heed: Your place of work can help bring on or exacerbate asthma, a new study suggests. Common workplace triggers include poor ventilation and moldy air conditioning systems, cleaning products and even the toner used in printers, the researchers said. Employees with asthma caused by the office environment often quit, the researchers said, especially… read on > read on >
