U.S. Will Lift Restrictions on Fully Vaccinated International Travelers in November
Latest Travel Health News MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Starting in November, the United States plans to lift travel restrictions on people coming from overseas who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This move by the Biden administration will open the United States to relatives separated from families as well as business travelers. […]
Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
Latest Cancer News TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) Liver cancer is on the rise in rural America, but on a downswing in cities, new research shows. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer and the fastest-growing cause of cancer deaths in the United States. It’s rising at an […]
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
Latest Cancer News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) New research offers good news for women with an aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer. A targeted therapy, trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), sold as Enhertu, triples the length of time that the cancer remains in check when compared with the current gold […]
Post-Stroke Rehab: There’s a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) After a stroke, the best time to work on regaining hand and arm use is 60 to 90 days later, according to a new clinical trial. Starting intensive rehab at less than 30 days can be helpful, too, but waiting until six months can […]
Opioid Use Disorder Is as Deadly as Heart Attack: Study
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Hospitalized opioid addicts die at a rate similar to people who have a heart attack after leaving the hospital. Nearly 8% of patients addicted to opioids died within 12 months of hospital discharge, according to researchers from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). […]
Long-Haul COVID in Kids Typically Ends Within 3 Months: Study
Latest Healthy Kids News FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) In kids and teens, symptoms of long COVID rarely last more than 12 weeks, a new international study reports. The researchers also found that exposure to the highly contagious Delta variant did not result in more serious disease in children compared to earlier […]
AHA News: Fitness Didn’t Keep Him From Heart Problems or COVID-19, But It Did Help Him Recover
Latest Heart News FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (American Heart Association News) About a month into the COVID-19 pandemic, LeCount Holmes saw on television that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was within a mile of his house for a big announcement. Because Prince George’s County was one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus, […]
FDA Panel OKs Pfizer Booster Shot for People 65 or Older, But Not Younger
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended a third Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine booster shot for all Americans aged 65 or older, as well as for those deemed to be at high risk for […]
Statin Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Ulcerative Colitis — MedicineNet Health News
Latest Digestion News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 Millions of people take statins to lower their cholesterol, and new research suggests these drugs may also ease ulcerative colitis. An inflammatory bowel disease with no real cure, ulcerative colitis causes sore spots on the lining of the colon that can lead to rectal bleeding, diarrhea […]
What Condition Is Soaring in Newborns?
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the […]