Bimonthly, Injected PrEP Beats Daily Pill in Warding Off HIV: Study
Latest HIV News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) When the antiretroviral regimen known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, was launched nearly a decade ago, patients were suddenly able to achieve near-complete protection against contracting HIV by taking just one pill a day. But there’s a big hitch: […]
COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Means Healthier Births, Babies: Studies
Latest Pregnancy News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) Since COVID-19 and three vaccines to help prevent it arrived in the United States, questions have swirled about their impact on pregnant women, new moms and infants. How would the virus affect them and their health risks? Should women […]
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) Young Americans from low-income homes are more likely than those whose families are better off to be unhappy with the way they look and to have an eating disorder, a new study finds. University of Minnesota researchers examined 2010-18 data from Project EAT, […]
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) Older adults who take certain diabetes drugs may see a slower decline in their memory and thinking skills, a new study suggests. Researchers in South Korea found that among older people who’d been having memory issues, those using diabetes […]
All HHS Health Care Workers Must Now Get COVID Vaccines
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) employees who deal with patients, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced Thursday. The order will affect more than 25,000 clinicians, researchers, contractors, trainees and volunteers within the U.S. National Institutes of Health, […]
Delta Breakthrough Infections: Should You Worry? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 Masks are making an unwanted comeback in many parts of the United States, after new data showing that fully vaccinated people with “breakthrough” coronavirus infections carry enough virus in their bodies to pose a potential risk to the unvaccinated. But these […]
AHA News: Wildfires Can Cause Mental Health Damage That Smolders Years After the Flames Go Out
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Melissa Geissinger didn’t believe she was in danger. But when the cat at the foot of her bed lifted its head to sniff the air, she felt her first stab of worry. She stepped outside her home in Santa Rosa, California, […]
Frozen Chicken Recalled in Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 More than 59,000 pounds of frozen, raw, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken products linked with a multi-state salmonella outbreak have been recalled, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says. The products were produced Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, 2021, by Serenade Foods in […]
Pfizer Shot May Help Fight COVID Variants in People Previously Infected
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) A small, early study suggests that people who’ve already encountered SARS-CoV-2 may gain a big boost against COVID-19 if they get just one dose of the Pfizer vaccine — and that protection may extend to new viral variants. The […]
COVID Vaccine Safe, Recommended for Pregnant Women, CDC Says
Latest Pregnancy News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) Pregnant women should not hesitate to get coronavirus vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in updated guidance issued Wednesday. The latest recommendation comes after new data collected by the agency showed no raised risk for miscarriage in mothers-to-be who get […]