THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Social distancing guidelines crafted by the federal government to stem the spread of coronavirus expire on Thursday, but President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has no intention of extending the measures. “They’ll be fading out, because now the governors are doing it,” TrumpContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of millions of Americans heeded recent government advice and rushed to wear cloth face masks, hoping they might prevent transmission of the new coronavirus. But there’s another option: The clear plastic face shield, already in use by many health care personnel. Now,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Fewer heart attack and stroke patients are seeking medical care since the coronavirus pandemic began and doctors are wondering why. It’s possible that during the pandemic, patients are ignoring symptoms that would otherwise worry them, doctors from Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles suggest. WhileContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has led many older adults to postpone medical care, a new survey finds. The University of Chicago survey found that 55% of U.S. adults aged 70 and older experienced a disruption in their medical care during the first month ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the U.S. coronavirus case count climbed past 1 million and the death toll neared 60,000, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that forces beleaguered meat processing plants to stay open so the country’s food supply isn’t threatened. The orderContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Fear of exposure to COVID-19 appears to be exacting an unexpected toll on public health: Childhood vaccination rates have plummeted, leaving millions at risk for other life-threatening illnesses. “We’re seeing a general drop in pediatrician visits of 70% to 80% — and that’sContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Even though many Americans might not even know what pulse oximeters are, the tiny devices are flying off pharmacy shelves as high-risk folks worry about COVID-19. That’s because they perform a critical function, measuring the concentration of oxygen in the blood. How? JustContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — While health experts continued to call for a national strategy to test more Americans for coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Monday announced a “blueprint” for boosting testing capacity as some states began reopening their economies. But the national guidance says states must developContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Bats and coronavirus have been evolving together for millions of years, researchers report. In a new study, investigators compared different kinds of coronaviruses living in 36 bat species found on islands in the western Indian Ocean and coastal areas of the African nationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Heart failure raises the risk of complications and death from COVID-19, and requires extra vigilance during the pandemic, the American Heart Association (AHA) says. More than 6 million people in the United States have heart failure. It occurs when the heart no longerContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With states across America beginning to relax stay-at-home orders, White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx reiterated on Sunday that some form of social distancing will still be necessary through the summer. In an interview on Meet the Press, she stressedContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Governors preparing to relax social distancing orders and reopen their economies are about to make a dire mistake that could cause COVID-19 cases to surge in their states, infectious disease experts warn. The United States’ ability to contain future COVID-19 outbreaks rests onContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Domenico Piccininni is one of the hundreds of thousands of people who have had a COVID-19 infection and recovered after a bit of misery, but with no lasting complications. What sets him apart from many other survivors is that Piccininni is trying toContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Grocery shopping has become a daunting endeavor during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are things you can do to protect yourself and others, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Prepare a shopping list in advance and buy just one to two weeks’Continue Reading