Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) More than $5.8 billion in student loan debt will be erased for over 300,000 Americans who have severe disabilities and low incomes, the Biden administration said Thursday. “We’ve heard loud and clear from borrowers with disabilities and advocates about the need for this […]
Three U.S. Senators Report Breakthrough Coronavirus Infections
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Three vaccinated U.S. Senators reported coronavirus infections on Thursday, adding to the growing number of breakthrough cases among American politicians. The positive tests were announced by Sen. Roger Wicker, of Mississippi, Sen. Angus King, of Maine, and Sen. John Hickenlooper, of Colorado. “Senator Wicker […]
Decision on J&J COVID Vaccine Booster Doses Could Take Weeks
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) A decision on booster shots for the approximately 13.8 million Americans who received Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine is likely to take weeks, according to people familiar with the issue. Federal health officials are waiting on results from a government-backed clinical trial and […]
Acupuncture May Help Ease Prostate-Linked Pain in Men: Study
Latest Men’s Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Men with chronic pain from prostate inflammation may get lasting relief from acupuncture, a new clinical trial finds. At issue is a condition known as chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, in which the prostate gland becomes inflamed and […]
Dangerous Diabetes Tied to Pregnancy Is on the Rise
Latest Pregnancy News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) Growing numbers of pregnant women are developing gestational diabetes, putting them and their babies at risk for complications later on. Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy in women who weren’t already diabetic. Between 2011 […]
Lyme Disease Can Wreak Havoc on Mental Health
Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Lyme disease can exact a significant mental toll as well as a physical one on its sufferers, a new study confirms. Patients hospitalized for Lyme disease had a 28% higher incidence of mental disorders and were twice as […]
Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?
Latest Coronavirus News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) There’s strong evidence that the steroid drug dexamethasone can significantly lower hospitalized patients’ risk of dying from COVID-19, but many who might benefit from it the most aren’t getting it. “Dexamethasone is a steroid that is used for the […]
Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Latest Depression News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) The anesthesia drug ketamine and a related medicine called esketamine appear to be safe for tough-to-treat depression, researchers report. A number of studies have suggested that low doses of ketamine, which is also abused as a club drug under monikers that include “K” and […]
Babies, Toddlers Spread COVID Faster in the Home Than Teens Do: Study
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Infected babies and toddlers are more likely to spread COVID-19 to others in their homes than teens are, a new study indicates. It also found that very young children are less likely than teens to actually bring the virus into their homes, The New […]
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Long stints on the night shift could set you up for the dangerous heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), new research suggests. For the study, the researchers analyzed data on more than 283,000 people in the UK Biobank database, and found that […]