What started as a Midwestern surge has grown into coast-to-coast disaster. Over the last two months, rural counties and midsize cities in the Great Plains and Upper Midwest have been the main drivers of the dizzying growth in coronavirus cases in the United ...
(CNN) While we're all cooped up during the pandemic, the World Health Organization wants you to exercise. The organization released new physical activity guidelines recommending that adults get at least 150 minutes — that's 2.5 hours — of moderate to ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleaning wipes are harder to find on store shelves, and businesses are reassuring customers with stepped up sanitation measures. In New York, the subway system is shut down nightly for disinfecting. To avoid any traces of the ...
Large-scale seroprevalence studies conducted over the summer show that, through September, less than 1 in 10 of Americans had evidence of previous coronavirus infection, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported ...
By Ernie Mundell. HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) – At least three new COVID-19 vaccine candidates are already in the pipeline, with a roll-out expected early in the new year. But on Monday, experts attending a meeting of ...
A wave of misinformation circulated the internet after a report was released on mouthwash and its effectiveness at killing COVID-19 in saliva. A viral post by Hollywood Unlocked, a pop culture news outlet, claims that mouthwash can reportedly kill COVID-19 in ...
Engineered adenovirus Ad5-3M with highlighted in red mutations that were introduced to target virus to tumor cells, reduce inflammation, and avoid interactions with blood factors and immune cells after systemic administration. Credit: Dmitry Shayakhmetov.
(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: Convalescent plasma samples in vials are seen ...
SEATTLE — On the last day before Thanksgiving, Washington's top health officials repeated their pleas for caution over the holidays, citing the "breakneck pace" of COVID-19 transmission and hospitalization figures that have doubled since the beginning of ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- How does having multiple sclerosis (MS) affect a person's odds for cancer? The answer may depend on the type of cancer, new research shows. The study found that MS patients do have much greater odds ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans face a heightened risk of stroke, and a new study suggests that abnormalities in the heart's upper chambers play a role. Experts said the findings, published Nov. 25 in the journal Neurology, ...
Nov 25 (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Plasma treatment shows no benefit in severe COVID-19.
Though the effects of climate change on health are numerous, they remain unfamiliar to many. Climate change has now been linked to heat-related illnesses, the spread of infectious disease, physical harm from extreme weather, health complications related to ...
Early in the pandemic, many researchers feared people who contracted COVID could be reinfected very quickly. This was because several early studies showed antibodies seemed to wane after the first few months post-infection. It was also partly because ...
LAGUNA-NIGUEL, CA — Orange County's COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates continued to climb Wednesday as officials brace for a Thanksgiving-fueled surge. The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 1,199 newly diagnosed coronavirus ...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA —Amid an explosion of coronavirus cases statewide and across the nation, California's top health official has joined a chorus of public health experts urging the public not to attend Thanksgiving gatherings this year. Leading public ...
(CNN) A giant study of more than 12,000 mutations in the novel coronavirus finds none of them has made a big difference in how easily it infects people, researchers reported Wednesday. The mutations, found in more than 46,000 samples taken from 99 ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Delirium is often the first symptom of COVID-19 to appear in older people, a new study finds. They may have confusion with an altered level of consciousness, disorientation, inattention and other mental ...
Two studies published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine found that two once-promising but largely discredited COVID-19 treatments—hydroxychloroquine and convalescent plasma—didn't prevent infection or lead to clinical improvement.
Take a vaccine developed in haste? Never again, says Meissa Chebbi, who, like hundreds of other young Swedes suffered debilitating narcolepsy after a mass vaccination campaign against the 2009-2010 swine flu pandemic. The experience has shaken ...
WALNUT CREEK, CA — As the holiday season kicks off and officials warn residents about limiting their interactions with others outside of their own household to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a tool developed by researchers from several universities lets ...
By Ernie Mundell. HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, anecdotal reports suggested that infusing very sick patients with the blood plasma of people who'd survived the disease might help ...
A study of SARS-CoV-2–positive Canadian children in CMAJ yesterday showed that 64.1% of children were symptomatic, with loss of taste or smell, stomach upset, headache, and fever most predictive of infection. Researchers analyzed reverse-transcriptase ...
GENEVA (Reuters) - All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more vital for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday in its first guidance in ...
Confirmed cases of coronavirus are surging. In the last week, over a million people in the US have tested positive. Hospitals around the country are filling up and sounding the alarm that they are short of staff and personal protective equipment. It's a tough time ...
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About 20% of children have suffered from what the CDC classifies as a "seriously debilitating mental disorder," most commonly an anxiety, behavior, or mood disorder. Three out of four cases of chronic mental illness begin by age 24 and half begin by age 14.
hool or career performance. Although many of them have found relief through professional treatment, many, many more never will—but not because treatment is not possible. It is in most cases, but a variety of factors prevent all too many sufferers from getting ...
Women are significantly more likely than men to struggle with mental illness, including serious mental illness, according to NIMH, particularly in cases of depression. Mental illness is most prevalent in young adults 18-25 and individuals from multiracial ...
The study, released Tuesday, found that the number of people with anxiety jumped from 13% to 24% in young people between the ages of 27 and 29, and that number was higher than their parents.
PHOENIX (AP) — With Arizona hospitals admitting increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients, the Department of Health Service has suspended some transfers of patients from other states, officials said Wednesday. Out-of-state hospitals can still transfer ...
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have detected a connection between Brachyspira, a genus of bacteria in the intestines, and IBS—especially the form that causes diarrhea. Although the discovery needs confirmation in larger studies, there is hope ...
SEATTLE (AP) — A new report shows people infected with the coronavirus in Washington state's most populous county in recent weeks have been mostly exposed in homes, during social activities and gatherings, and in workplaces. Instead of a few "hotspots ...
For months, epidemiologists have predicted a spike in COVID-19 cases as winter approaches. Now it appears those dark forecasts were all too accurate. Coronavirus infections are rising across much of the United States, with the number of new daily cases ...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Vaccinations against COVID-19 in Africa might not start until the second quarter of next year, the continent's top public health official said Thursday, adding that it will be "extremely dangerous" if more developed parts of the world vaccinate ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Mass vaccination against COVID-19 is unlikely to start in Africa until midway through next year and keeping vaccines cold could be a big challenge, the continent's disease control group said on Thursday. Slideshow ( 3 images ).
Many restaurants have turned to tents as an outdoor dining option as the coronavirus pandemic has forced them to stop offering indoor dining. But is it safe? The safest option is to eat at home. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of adults ...
MICHIGAN — Michigan added over 4,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, state health officials said. The newly reported cases, 4,273 in all, bring the state's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 324,779. Michigan also reported 73 more ...
Iowa's rate of coronavirus spread, a measure of how fast the virus is growing, was the lowest in the U.S. on Wednesday -- 0.91, according to rt.live. When the value is below 1, the virus will stop spreading, according to the metric. Nonetheless, 3% of Iowa's total ...
More than a third of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in the last 60 days likely became infected because of transmission within their household, according to a new review of COVID-19 exposures by Public Health — Seattle & King County.
Researchers at University College London assessed Covid mutations in over 46,000 samples taken from people in 99 different countries and concluded the mutations all appeared to be neutral when it comes to speeding up the virus' spread. "At this stage we ...
A Missouri doctor recently published a chilling video recreating what a COVID-19 patient may see in the moments before they die. In the now-viral video, Dr. Kenneth Remy hovers over the camera in full PPE, giving the viewer the perspective of someone lying ...
Three more counties turned purple on Ohio's coronavirus advisory map released Wednesday, and 11 counties — including Summit, Portage, Medina, Stark and Richland counties — have been put on a watch list, meaning they're at risk of turning purple next ...
Complex metrics to move into place as freeze ends; Deschutes, Jefferson counties among 21 still in 'extreme risk' category; Crook in 'high'. SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Bars and restaurants can reopen for limited outdoor service next week, but many restrictions will ...
COVID-19 prevalence surveys that detect levels of antibodies to determine whether people were infected in the past might be unreliable given how quickly these infection-fighting proteins fade, a US government study said Wednesday. Whether the decline in ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc have released trial data showing their COVID-19 vaccines to be about 95% effective at preventing the illness, while AstraZeneca Plc this week said its vaccine could be up to 90% ...
As coronavirus cases in Washington rise ever higher, the state's prisons are continuing to ban in-person visits for inmates. In-person visits at the state's 24 prisons and work-release centers have been suspended since mid-March, as the state Department of ...
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says health care workers should ideally use new personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic, strained supplies have caused the agency to weigh safe alternatives for reuse, such as dry ...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Bars and restaurants can reopen for limited outdoor service next week but many restrictions will remain in place until a vaccine against the coronavirus is widely available, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said on Wednesday. She pleaded with ...
Coronavirus reinfection may be rare, but it's still possible, so experts advise wearing a mask even if you've recovered from the virus. "You may be carrying something other than COVID, so it's a good idea to just try to minimize the transmission of respiratory ...
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