Unvaccinated Americans should stay home during the holiday weekend as COVID-19 cases surge due to the highly contagious Delta variant, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. “First and foremost, if you are unvaccinated, we would recommend not traveling,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House… read on > read on >
Along with other dangers, the aftermath of Hurricane Ida could pose significant heart health risks. Stress and trauma from the storm that slammed into Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and other states could increase heart risk, and the impact may be more significant for heart disease and stroke patients, the American Heart Association (AHA) warns. For example,… read on > read on >
Due to surging coronavirus cases, the United States will be removed from the European Union’s “safe list” of countries whose citizens can travel to the 27-nation bloc without additional restrictions such as testing and quarantines. The change is expected to be announced Monday, but will not be mandatory for EU member nations, who can decide… read on > read on >
U.S. passengers aged 12 and older boarding Disney Cruise Line voyages to the Bahamas will have to start providing proof of COVID-19 vaccination as of Sept. 3, the company said Wednesday. The new policy is in effect until November and requires passengers to be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before boarding and includes visitors… read on > read on >
Football and other contact sports get a lot of attention for their injury hazards. But for most adults, bike riding is the biggest back-breaker, a new study suggests. Of more than 12,000 sports-related spinal injuries among U.S. adults, researchers found that a full 81% were due to bicycling mishaps. The injuries mostly included vertebral fractures,… read on > read on >
As coronavirus cases spike in the United States due to the highly contagious Delta variant, a new poll finds Americans’ anxiety about COVID-19 at its highest since January. “I wouldn’t have said this a couple of years ago, but I’m not as confident as I was in America’s ability to take care of itself,” David… read on > read on >
A coronavirus outbreak on a Carnival Cruise Line ship that sailed from Galveston, Texas, to Belize is one of the largest reported on a vessel sailing from the United States since cruises relaunched this summer. The 27 cases on the Carnival Vista reported by the Belize Tourism Board include 26 crew and one guest. All… read on > read on >
As legal use of marijuana expands, experts say U.S. cancer patients are still far less likely to use it than the general population. That’s the key finding from a new study based on data on smoking habits — both tobacco and pot — collected from nearly 20,000 people between 2013 and 2018. Several U.S. states… read on > read on >
Plans are underway to require nearly all foreign travelers to the United States to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a Biden administration official confirmed Wednesday. The policy will be put in place once the current restrictions on travel into this country are lifted, but officials haven’t decided exactly when that will happen, The New York Times… read on > read on >
Moderna Inc. announced on Thursday that the potency of its vaccine does not dim in the first six months after the second dose. The news came in a statement that contained little actual data, but the findings may comfort the 63 million Americans who have received two doses of the Moderna vaccine as the highly… read on > read on >
