Even When Undergoing Treatment, People With MS Gain From COVID Vaccines
Latest Neurology News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients undergoing a treatment that depletes a type of immune cell that fuels MS attacks still have a strong response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, a new study finds. “The message from this study is clear — it is worthwhile for patients […]
Pandemic Has Many Women Holding Back on Motherhood, NYC Study Finds
Latest Pregnancy News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic has many women thinking twice about having more kids. In a survey of close to 1,200 New York City women with young children, one-third of respondents who had been thinking about having another baby before the pandemic but hadn’t started trying […]
How Effective Is Your Homemade Mask?
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) If you’re making your own face mask to protect against COVID-19, three layers of cotton towel fabric are best, researchers from India report. That recommendation comes after testing how best to block cough droplets moving at different rates, from mild to severe. “Our results […]
Jeff Bridges Says Cancer Is in Remission, But COVID Fight Was Tougher
Latest Cancer News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) Jeff Bridges has had a rough year. Almost a year ago, the actor was diagnosed with lymphoma. Then in January, he was exposed to the COVID-19 virus while receiving chemotherapy. “Covid kicked my (expletive) pretty good,” Bridges wrote in a blog post on his […]
Stories Get Listeners’ Hearts in Sync
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) The heart rates of people sync up when listening to a story, a new study finds. “There’s a lot of literature demonstrating that people synchronize their physiology with each other. But the premise is that somehow you’re interacting and physically present [in] the […]
After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors’ Survival
Latest Senior Health News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) Older adults who are socially isolated are more likely to experience serious disability or die after a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), new research reveals. “This important research finding sheds light on a crucial health care issue that has become more […]
In Your Sights: How Eye Contact Enhances a Conversation
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Sept. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) Seeing eye to eye — literally — makes conversations more appealing, a new study finds. “Eye contact is really immersive and powerful,” said researcher Sophie Wohltjen, a graduate student in psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College. “When two people are having a […]
Your State’s Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Latest Cancer News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) When Nancy Cappello was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in 2003, she was stunned. How could this have happened? She went for her annual screening mammogram every year and was always told that all was fine. It wasn’t. Cappello […]
Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans’ Blood Pressure
Latest High Blood Pressure News MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) With the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare, fewer Americans are uninsured and more are getting their blood pressure and blood sugar under control, a new study finds. The gains are especially strong among Black and Hispanic patients, according to Boston University researchers. […]
Could You Help Prevent a Suicide? Know the Warning Signs
Latest Mental Health News SUNDAY, Sept. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) Knowing the warning signs of suicide can save a life, experts say. Suicide is the 10th leading overall cause of death in the United States, and number two among people between the ages of 10 and 34. Most suicides result from depression. It […]