THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Aerosol boxes meant to protect health care workers when they intubate COVID-19 patients may actually increase their exposure to airborne virus particles, an Australian study warns. Intubation is done when patients are placed on a ventilator. Aerosol boxes have been touted as aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With President Donald Trump threatening to cut federal funding for schools that do not fully reopen in the fall, the United States set yet another record for new coronavirus cases on Wednesday with more than 59,000 new infections reported. It was the fifthContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News)– The tally of U.S. coronavirus cases passed 3 million on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump pushed for schools across the country to reopen in the fall. The pressure to find a way to resume classes in person was put on governors, mayors andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If your children are going to summer school or camps this year, you may need to prepare them for safety precautions that will be in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, an expert says. “Social interaction, engaging learning opportunities and physical activity areContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Critics are slamming U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. “The United States’ notice of withdrawal, effective July 6, 2021, has been submitted to the U.N. secretary general, whoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With the number of coronavirus cases in the United States approaching 3 million on Monday, hospitals across the Sun Belt continued to be flooded with COVID-19 patients. Arizona reached 89 percent capacity for ICU beds, as Alabama, California, Georgia, North Carolina, South CarolinaContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For the 27th day in a row, the rolling seven-day average for daily new coronavirus cases in the United States set another record on Sunday, climbing past 48,000 COVID-19 infections in just 24 hours. At the same time, coronavirus-related hospitalizations rose to theirContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Stressed from home-schooling your kids? Lonely from lockdown? Worried about a sick loved one isolated in a nursing home? Worried you might lose your job? The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyone’s mental health in ways small and large, and experts are concernedContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Stress from social distancing and isolation to stop the spread of COVID-19 can lead to increased family violence at home, Tulane University experts say. These changes in routine can upset kids, who may lash out and test limits. Stress from bad behavior, alongContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Even the sickest COVID-19 patients make T-cells to fight the infection, a new study finds. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine will have to cause the body to make T-cells along with antibodies, researchers say. The immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, whichContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the daily toll of new coronavirus cases broke yet another record and topped 55,000 on Thursday, COVID-19 hospitalizations were also climbing across the South and West. Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Nevada and Arizona all set records for hospitalizations on Thursday, a sobering harbingerContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People with HIV who were hospitalized with COVID-19 didn’t have worse results than COVID-19 patients without HIV, new research shows. “Throughout the pandemic, we’ve suspected that immunocompromised patients, such as those with HIV, could be at a higher risk for infection and sufferContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The daily tally of new U.S. coronavirus cases passed 50,000 on Wednesday, as more reopening plans across the country were slowed amid fears of spiking infections. A glimmer of hope emerged on the economic front when unemployment numbers were released by the U.S.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With communities across the United States canceling Fourth of July celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, backyard fireworks are likely to be more popular than ever. And that has many health experts worried. They fear injuries will soar among amateurs who don’t knowContinue Reading