WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Rare heart problems in young people who’ve received the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will be discussed Wednesday at a meeting of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers. As of May 31, 216 people had been diagnosed with myocarditis or pericarditisContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many older adults are still taking a daily baby aspirin to ward off first-time heart problems — despite guidelines that now discourage it, a new study finds. Researchers found that one-half to 62% of U.S. adults aged 70 and up were using low-doseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The United States reached two promising pandemic milestones on Monday: COVID-19 deaths dropped below 300 a day and 150 million Americans are now fully vaccinated. COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in America in 2020, behind only heart disease and cancer,Continue Reading
MONDAY, June 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who use certain blood pressure drugs may retain more of their memory skills as they age, a new study suggests. Researchers found the benefit among older people taking medications that are allowed past the “blood-brain barrier,” which is a border ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health experts warn there is a ticking time bomb in 11 states where 20 percent or more of seniors still haven’t gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. Top priority for vaccinations was given to Americans aged 65 and older because they are far moreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines pose no threat to male fertility, a finding experts hope will prompt more men to get vaccinated. Researchers noted that the original clinical trials of the two mRNA vaccines didn’t assess how they might affect fertility. “VaccineContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Smoking pot appears to affect teens’ brain development, altering it in ways that could diminish their reasoning, decision-making and memory skills as they age, a new study reports. Brain scans of about 800 teenagers found that those who started smoking pot tended toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new research review offers good news for migraine sufferers: There are more pain-relieving options than ever. In an analysis of over 100 published studies, researchers found that several drug classes showed good evidence they ease the pain of a migraine-in-progress. Some ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. coronavirus death toll topped 600,000 on Wednesday, even as the country’s vaccination campaign is finally curbing the spread of COVID-19. “We’ve made enormous progress in the United States. Much of the country is returning to normal, and our economic growth isContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Public health precautions meant to reduce the spread of COVID-19 may have had an unintended but happy side effect. They may also have benefited individuals who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study. During the pandemic, admissions for COPDContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Certain cholesterol-lowering drugs might speed dementia in some older adults whose memories are starting to fail, a small, preliminary study suggests. The researchers found that of 300 older adults with mildly impaired thinking and memory, those using “lipophilic” statins were more likely toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say an extra dose of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines may improve immune system protection for organ transplant patients, a group that’s so far responded poorly to two-dose vaccines. “Our findings suggest clinical trials are warranted to determine if transplant recipients should receive COVID-19Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While COVID-19 vaccination rates may lag among some groups, that’s not the case for practicing physicians in the United States. More than 96% are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with no significant difference in vaccination rates across regions, according to a new survey fromContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it’s not yet clear whether the shot will be able to save brain function. In a Phase 2 clinical trial, the vaccine produced high levels of antibodies toContinue Reading