FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Each COVID-19 death in the United States leaves an average of nine close family members to grieve, researchers say. With more than 137,000 deaths so far in the pandemic, that means about 1.2 million Americans have lost a grandparent, parent, sibling, spouse, childContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It’s the Holy Grail for containing the spread of coronavirus, but contact tracing only works if it is done quickly, researchers report. The modeling study showed that even if all contacts are successfully traced, a delay of three days or more between theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the number of U.S. coronavirus cases topped 3.5 million on Wednesday, more states, cities and major retailers turned to face mask mandates to try to stem the spread of COVID-19. Increasingly seen as a last hope to slow soaring infection rates acrossContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lockdown measures helped reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in countries around the world, a new study finds. Moreover, earlier stay-in-place restrictions such as closing schools and workplaces were tied to a greater reduction in cases, according to British researchers. The findings, publishedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Even as new coronavirus infections soar in the United States, a new study offers one piece of good news: Severely ill COVID-19 patients are significantly more likely to survive now compared to a few months ago. In fact, deaths for COVID-19 patients inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) As 64,000 new U.S. coronavirus cases were reported Tuesday and states struggled to control the spread of the virus, the Trump Administration stripped the country’s leading public health agency of the ability to collect hospitalization data on COVID-19. Instead of patient information going toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — California and Oregon rolled back their reopenings on Monday, two of several states across the country that are struggling to get surging coronavirus case counts under control. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the statewide closure of all bars and halted the indoorContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With several potential COVID-19 vaccines now in clinical trials, U.S. policymakers need to plan for the next hurdle: Ensuring Americans actually get vaccinated. That’s according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. It lays out recommendations for winningContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — New U.S. coronavirus cases surged across 37 states on Sunday, with worsening hotspots in the South and West also fueling new daily records for COVID-19 deaths. Florida recorded more than 15,000 new infections on Sunday, breaking the daily record for new cases onceContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A tuberculosis vaccine may help reduce the risk of death from COVID-19, researchers suggest. Developing countries have lower-than-expected COVID-19 death rates, and a TB vaccine given in countries with high rates of tuberculosis might play a significant role in reducing COVID-19 death rates,Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People with sickle cell disease are at increased risk for severe complications from COVID-19, an expert says. “Many patients experience a pain crisis, also known as a vaso-occlusive crisis, early in COVID-19 infection before respiratory symptoms develop,” said Dr. Jennie Hart, clinical directorContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — States across America reported nearly 60,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, setting yet another daily record as the pandemic tightens its grip on a country struggling to reopen. The surge has been largely fueled by states in the South and the West thatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Kids should be able to safely return to reopened schools this fall, resuming their studies with little risk that they will contribute to the COVID-19 pandemic, some infectious disease experts argue. The scientific evidence so far indicates that children do not tend toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A nontoxic antiseptic developed in the former Soviet Union may be a valuable weapon for fighting common infections, British researchers say. The drug, miramistin, was developed for the Soviet Space Program. While little known in the West, it blocks or kills flu, humanContinue Reading