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THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Chelsea Keenan began singing in church when she was 7, and it was clear from the beginning she had a gift. Indeed, shortly after her family relocated to California when she was 14, she signed with an independent record label and began booking gigs. She performed […]
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People buying their own health insurance have even more to think about this year, particularly those post-COVID-19 patients with lingering health concerns, the “long haulers,” who join the club of Americans with preexisting conditions. What type of plan is best for someone with an unpredictable, ongoing medical concern? That question is popping up on online […]
Continue ReadingVirologists at the Rega Institute at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a vaccine candidate against COVID-19 based on the yellow fever vaccine, which as a result also works against yellow fever. Results published today in Nature show that the vaccine protects hamsters from infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus after a single dose. The vaccine is […]
Continue ReadingThe first COVID-19 vaccine for the UK, developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, has been given approval for use following a thorough review carried out by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The decision by the UK regulatory authority was made with advice from the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), the government’s independent expert scientific advisory […]
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 — Levels of some small molecules called metabolites in the body may affect your risk of stroke, a new analysis suggests. Metabolites come from the food people eat, and they cause chemical processes within the bodies and microbes. An analysis of previously published studies found that the levels of 10 of […]
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention delivered some good news and some bad news on Wednesday: The recommended length of quarantine after exposure to the new coronavirus has been shortened, but Americans are again being asked to avoid any and all travel during the coming holiday season. The […]
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 — Americans who lost their jobs this year due to the coronavirus pandemic have remained healthier and more secure thanks to expanded unemployment insurance, a new study reports. Struggling folks who received benefits reported that they were less likely to go hungry, miss a rent or mortgage payment, delay needed […]
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 — When COVID-19 patients go home from the hospital, their recovery is often far from over — and many might benefit from home health care, a new study suggests. At a time when U.S. COVID cases are surging and hospitals are running out of room, experts say home health care could […]
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Nobody needs a study to tell them being a single parent is tough. “This is a group of people who are kind of carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders, right?” said Dr. Natalie Stokes, a cardiology fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical […]
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 – Britain became the first Western country to allow emergency use of a coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, after approving Pfizer’s candidate in the race to inoculate millions of people around the globe. “Help is on its way with this vaccine — and we can now say that with certainty, rather than […]
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