Are Antiviral Drugs Effective Against Monkeypox? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 Up until recently monkeypox infection outside of Africa was rare, but a look back at seven cases occurring in Britain over the past few years gives hints at what drugs work to fight the disease — and which don’t. The need to […]
Limiting TV to Under 1 Hour a Day Could Slash Heart Disease Rates: Study
Latest Heart News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) It’s tempting to binge-watch TV shows, and it might be hard to get off the couch after just one or two episodes. But it could be worth it. Researchers calculated that if people committed to watching just under an hour of […]
Vaccines Don’t Shield Against Long COVID, But May Ease Symptoms
Latest Coronavirus News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) Vaccinated people who experience a breakthrough case of COVID-19 are at risk for developing long-haul symptoms, though they are better protected against some of the worst ones, new data show. Compared to the unvaccinated, people who had COVID shots had a […]
U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Mental Health News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation it imposed took a dramatic toll on kids’ mental health, increasing the demand for services in an already overburdened system. As a result, many kids found themselves being “boarded” in emergency departments as they awaited care, […]
1 Dirty Pool, Many Cases of E. Coli: Summer’s Swimming Danger – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 As the weather warms and families flock to pools, dirty water may dampen the fun. Swimmers at a Pennsylvania community pool learned that the hard way when in June 2021 more than a dozen kids were seriously sickened by two types of […]
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Latest Pregnancy News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) Unvaccinated pregnant women are putting themselves and their baby at risk for serious complications of COVID-19, according to new research out of Scotland. For women who have the virus within 28 days of their delivery date, those complications include preterm births, […]