TUESDAY, March 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In the majestic Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, large percentages of rural residents struggle with poverty and limited access to health care. In Avery County, N.C., you’ll find only one primary care physician for every 2,920 residents, accordingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Jennifer Cobanov had been tracking her young thyroid patient for years. The girl’s antibody levels were elevated, but her thyroid functioned normally. Then, routine blood work revealed something quite unusual: Her underactive thyroid had suddenly switched into overdrive. Last November, the CaliforniaContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — You’ve surely seen them many times — those folks who scurry past the sink after using a public toilet or give their hands no more than a quick, soap-free rinse. These days, that’s risking public shame and disease. The rapid spread of coronavirusContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Are you scared and confused over the threat of coronavirus? You’re not alone: Every day, every hour, new media reports can have you worrying about worst-case scenarios. Experts say panic is a natural — if unhelpful — response to major crises like COVID-19.Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many U.S. teens and young adults have no idea much nicotine is in the vaping products they use, a new study says. Researchers asked 445 17- to 24-year-olds in California about their tobacco and nicotine use, especially the use of pod-based e-cigarettes, suchContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — State officials across America began to enact even tougher restrictions to try to slow the spread of coronavirus on Sunday, as the country’s case count reached at least 3,400, with at least 65 deaths. Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, Washington state, California and New YorkContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you ask Dr. Molly Benedum whether there is a shortage of doctors in America, this is the story she will tell you: After joining the Appalachian Regional Health System’s family practice in North Carolina, she saw an immediate influx of patients —Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Infants can become infected with the new coronavirus, but their bouts with COVID-19 appear to be milder than those of older folks and people with chronic health problems, experts say. Doctors in China tracked nine babies infected with coronavirus that they apparently pickedContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Coronavirus is changing the way Americans go about their daily lives, a new survey shows. Conducted March 10-12, the survey of 2,400 U.S. residents found that public health recommendations about how to guard against infection are starting to be followed by many inContinue Reading
SATURDAY, March 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Some people love to run no matter the season, even cold weather, and that is OK as long as you take proper precautions, a physical therapist says. “It’s up to the runner. As long as he or she is healthy, wearing appropriate attireContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The public lives of Americans came to a halt on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic prompted officials across the country to close, cancel or postpone any event or activity that might foster the spread of COVID-19. Six states shuttered all public schools, whileContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As coronavirus continues to spread, pregnant women may be especially anxious. But a University of California, Los Angeles expert says there’s no reason to panic. While expectant mothers are at higher risk for developing complications from some respiratory viruses because they have aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Hoping to curtail the spread of coronavirus to the United States, travel from most of Europe will be banned for 30 days, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night. The ban would apply only to foreign nationals who have been in what is knownContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. death rates from cancer continued falling from 2001 to 2017 — dropping an average 1.5% a year, a new report shows. The annual decline was slightly larger among men (1.8%) than women (1.4%), according to the Annual Report to the Nation onContinue Reading