For months, Barbara Ferrer, the public health director in Los Angeles County, has appeared beside a series of charts — infections, hospitalizations, fatalities — and tried to provide straightforward weekly updates on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting ...
(CNN) In the early weeks and months of the coronavirus pandemic, medics and health professionals working in hospitals around the world noticed that Covid-19 was hitting men harder than women. Now, a global analysis of over 3 million Covid-19 cases ...
Six-year-old Emily Whitehead was, in the words of one of the doctors who treated her, "at death's door." In 2012, suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, she had undergone 16 months of chemotherapy treatments, to no avail. So her parents enrolled her ...
A version of this story appeared in the December 9 edition of CNN's Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Sign up here to receive the need-to-know headlines every weekday. (CNN) Dr. Venkat Chandra has spent the past nine months on the front lines of ...
Breast cancer survivors of childbearing age appeared considerably less likely than women in the general population to become pregnant, according to study results presented at the virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Survivors who conceived ...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the identified cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), continues unabated. This fact, coupled with recurrence of COVID-19 in areas where it had been controlled, highlights the critical ...
Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer, as well as worse prognosis and survival. Over the years, scientists have identified obesity-related processes that drive tumor growth, such as metabolic changes and chronic ...
"I'm going to make sure their Mommy stays alive in their heart forever," Erika Becerra's godmother said. "They are going to know who their mom was." Courtesy Claudia Garcia. Dec. 9, 2020, 12:14 PM PST / Source: NBC News. By Elizabeth Chuck. For 18 days ...
By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- It's easy to see the connection between an unhealthy diet and an expanding waistline. The connection between food ...
Phase 2 trials in 1,200 adults, young children, and infants suggest new poliovirus vaccine may have the potential to overcome outbreaks caused by a mutated polio strain linked to the oral vaccine that typically circulates in areas of low immunisation coverage, ...
The size and shape of the ankles and calves vary from person to person. Genetics certainly play a role in the dimensions of your lower legs, but muscle, fluid balance, and fat mass also influence how ankles look in relation to your calves. For some people ...
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Patients who are profoundly immunosuppressed after extensive cancer treatment, and who fall ill with COVID-19, can shed viable SARS-CoV-2 virus for ...
(Corrects that Wuhan is a city, not province.) SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - As the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has swept across the world, killing more than 1.5 million people over the past year, it has mutated into seven major groups, or strains, as it adapted to ...
The massive coronavirus vaccination effort to immunize Michigan's roughly 600,000 health care workers — and eventually the entire population — is in high gear as Pfizer's vaccine candidate undergoes a federal hearing Thursday to review whether it can be ...
President-elect Joe Biden says he will ask everyone in the country to wear a mask for 100 days after he takes office on Jan. 20 in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Experts say if the country complies with that request, it will significantly reduce the ...
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I'm Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale ...
A chemically tweaked version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine appears to relieve depression and addiction symptoms without producing hallucinations or other dangerous side effects. The results of a study in rodents suggest it may be possible to make ...
As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world with no end in sight, new ways in which to stop the spread or mitigate the effects of the disease are few. Although most experts agree that a vaccine would significantly slow or ...
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — More coronavirus restrictions are on the horizon. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman will announce the additional efforts Thursday at noon. Residents can watch the update here. Pittman hosted a virtual press ...
Vaccines can sometimes cause allergic reactions, but they are usually rare and short-lived. British regulators are looking into reports of allergic reactions in two people who received the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, the first day of a vaccination ...
Note: Any news conferences from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot or other officials will be streamed in the video player above. Even with several coronavirus vaccines likely to hit the market by the end of the year, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says ...
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Latin American countries will not get enough COVID-19 vaccines for months when they come available and they should develop immunization plans focusing first on health workers and the elderly, the World Health Organization advised ...
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 may be behind a concerning rise in the number of women suffering anxiety and depression before and soon after childbirth, a new study says. Researchers from ...
The U.S. appears to be on the cusp of its first COVID-19 vaccine, as an independent panel of infectious disease experts, doctors and scientists planned to recommend Thursday whether the first candidate should be considered safe and effective. A favorable ...
A new approach to cancer immunotherapy has the potential to be a universal treatment for solid tumors, according to researchers at Purdue University. Two Purdue scientists worked together to develop and test the new treatment that works not by attacking ...
Compared to chimpanzees, our closest evolutionary cousins, humans are particularly prone to developing advanced carcinomas (cancers arising from epithelia) even in the absence of known risk factors, such as genetic predisposition or tobacco use.
Two people, both health care workers, had serious reactions after being vaccinated Tuesday but have recovered after treatment. By DANICA KIRKA The Associated Press,Updated December 9, 2020, in 13 minutes. Margaret Keenan, 90, the first patient in the ...
But many people may be overlooking another important factor in poor sleep: diet. A growing body of research suggests that the foods you eat can affect how well you sleep, and your sleep patterns can affect your dietary choices.
Britain's medical regulator warned Wednesday that people with a history of serious allergic reactions shouldn't get the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, and investigators looked into whether two reactions on the first day of the U.K.'s vaccination ...
Hours after Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from the United Kingdom, became the first person to get the COVID-19 vaccine, anti-vaxxers claimed she didn't exist, that she was dead and that she was part of a Bill Gates scheme to implant ...
Alabama hospitals are already pushed to the limit to care for record numbers of COVID patients, and the state's largest hospital is bracing for a continued surge in COVID admissions through the holiday season. Dr. Kierstin Kennedy, UAB Hospital's Chief of ...
By Erik Gunn, the Wisconsin Examiner. December 8, 2020. While the first COVID-19 vaccines could be administered before New Year's Day, it will be well into 2021 before immunization is widespread enough to relax other public health precautions in ...
Los Angeles County's top health officer broke down in tears Wednesday as she spoke about the devastating toll the COVID-19 surge has had on the region during a briefing on the pandemic. "Over 8,000 people who are beloved members of their families are ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Loss of taste and smell are common in COVID-19 patients, and it often occurs before other symptoms, a new study says. It included 93 people, average age 63, with COVID-19 who were admitted to an Italian ...
People without coronavirus symptoms have been asked to get a test in a town that has seen a rise in cases. Luton residents can visit two walk-in centres, as part of a rapid Covid-19 testing programme. Sally Cartwright, the deputy director of public health at ...
Healthcare workers will be among the first to be offered a vaccine against coronavirus. But research suggests that some staff are hesitant about accepting one. Why might there be a level of vaccine hesitancy among health workers, and how can we address ...
Early circulating tumor cell dynamics were associated with overall survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to a meta-analysis presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11. "With the increasing number of ...
Injecting a gene therapy vector into one eye of someone suffering from LHON, the most common cause of mitochondrial blindness, significantly improves vision in both eyes, scientists have found. In a landmark phase 3 clinical trial, the international team, ...
UPDATE: On Wednesday, the Alabama Department of Public Health reported 280,187 COVID-19 cases statewide and 3,985 deaths. Statewide, 27,323 people have been hospitalized since March 13. The state also reports 168,387 presumed recoveries.
NEW YORK — More Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic, public health officials said Wednesday. Support our journalism. Subscribe today.
Health care workers and first responders are first in line, officials said. 'We want to protect the protectors.' By Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated December 9, 2020, 18 minutes ago. A member of medical staff holds a vial of the Covid-19 vaccine at Guy's ...
(CNN) When he awoke from a month-long coma, one of Jeff Gerson's first thoughts was that he wanted to thank the people who saved his life. Gerson, a 45-year-old from Manhattan, arrived at NYU Langone Tisch Hospital on March 18 with shortness of breath ...
At a glance: Study in mice reveals how memory neurons reorganize after new experiences. Researchers identify genes neurons use to rewire inputs received from other neurons. This allows networks of disparate neurons to coordinate activity, a possible ...
Below are newsworthy items compiled by HealthDay staff: COVID-19 Vaccine Caution Issued by U.K. Officials. People with a "significant history" of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, U.K. regulators said Tuesday.
New government data suggests more Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic. By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer. December 9, 2020, 5:25 PM.
As temperatures drop in much of the United States, American sports enthusiasts are likely weighing the risks of playing indoors during the worst surge of the coronavirus pandemic so far. A majority of Americans – 58 percent – say that people should not ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 may be behind a concerning rise in the number of women suffering anxiety and depression before and soon after childbirth, a new study says. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in ...
The patient, who was at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, had a "complex, preexisting cardiac condition" and died from complications tied to MIS-C, public relations officer Lauren Song said in a statement Wednesday.
It may take some Covid-19 patients more than a year to fully recover from lingering symptoms, Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn of the Mayo Clinic told CNBC on Wednesday. Fatigue, shortness of breath and brain fog are among the most common symptoms of ...
Who in Chicago will be first in line to receive the coronavirus vaccine once it's approved and sent to the city? Chicago's mayor and top health official outlined the city's plan on Wednesday, detailing the loose order in which residents will be vaccinated. First in ...
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