MONDAY, April 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women who use marijuana heavily during pregnancy are more likely to give birth prematurely or have an underweight newborn, a new study suggests. Researchers found that babies born to moms with problem marijuana use — what doctors call cannabis use disorder — facedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday lifted the temporary pause it had placed on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and said it will add a note to the shot’s labeling warning of the potential for rare blood clots. The moveContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than a week after pressing “pause” on the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, experts convened by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scheduled to meet again Friday with an eye toward a decision on moving forwardContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heather Gould, a wedding planner in Sonoma, Calif., always had some social anxiety. Before the pandemic, she’d feel queasy and think twice about going out. But Gould would power through, talking her way through industry events and client meetings without tipping off herContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Getting vaccinated may be everyone’s best protection against COVID-19. But giving everyone fair access to vaccines will take more than just providing needles and vials, community health experts say. Vaccines have not been reaching everyone equally, statistics show. Overall, Black andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HeathDay News) — April 16 was the first day that any Californian aged 16 or older became eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. And at a bustling vaccination center in Pomona, Calif., 16-year-old Ashley Madera was in line to get her first dose of the PfizerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As demand for COVID-19 vaccination in the United States shows signs of declining, President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered businesses new incentives to help more workers get their shots. He asked — but did not mandate — that businesses give employees paid timeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It may not be a good idea to take a daily low-dose aspirin if you’re also taking a widely used class of blood thinners called direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), researchers caution. DOACs include drugs such as Eliquis (apixaban), Pradaxa (dabigatran), Lixiana (edoxaban) andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic may have kept some Americans from getting vital medication to treat opioid addiction — possibly contributing to the national surge in overdose deaths, a new study suggests. Researchers found that in the early months of U.S. pandemic restrictions, the numberContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Outspoken pandemic denier Ted Nugent announced this week that he’s tested positive for COVID-19, after 10 days of symptoms so severe that at times he “literally could hardly crawl out of bed.” But despite his illness, the Republican rocker from Michigan remains skepticalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Since the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved in December, millions of Americans have eagerly sought to find and receive one. But a new report finds that that could change over the next few weeks, as the pool of eager recipients shrinks and onlyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Only certain people with high-risk allergy histories need to consult an allergist before they get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to new research. Investigators have updated their prior guidelines after analyzing data from more than 65,000 people who were fully vaccinated. “With more timeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As of Monday, every American aged 16 or older in all 50 states is now open to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, meeting President Joe Biden’s promise to deliver vaccines to all adults by April 19. “If you’re 16 or over, it is yourContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Half of all Americans aged 18 or older have now gotten at least one shot in the arm of a COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Sunday. The agency said that almost 130 million people — 50.4% ofContinue Reading