Flu Rebounds as Omicron Surges – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 Flu is making a comeback in the United States this year, with cases rising around the country even as the Omicron variant is surging, infectious disease experts say. “We already are seeing significant increases in the amount of influenza occurring […]
Could Gene Therapy Help Cure Sickle Cell Disease?
Latest Chronic Pain News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) A gene therapy that could provide a permanent cure for sickle cell disease continues to show success through a third wave of patients, researchers report. The therapy, LentiGlobin, restored normal blood function in 35 sickle cell patients who […]
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
Latest Cancer News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) An experimental hormone therapy pill can effectively stall the progression of breast cancer, even in older patients whose tumors have mutated to make such therapy less effective, new trial results show. The drug elacestrant reduced the risk of breast […]
Study Finds Delta Somewhat Resistant to Vaccines — What About Omicron? — MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 Lab studies show that the mutations found in COVID-19‘s Delta variant make the virus more resistant to existing vaccines, a potentially ominous development as the new Omicron variant starts to wend its way around the world. Full vaccination with the Pfizer […]
Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic
Latest Mental Health News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) The suicide attempt rate has leapt by as much as half among teenage girls during the coronavirus pandemic, a new government study shows. Emergency room visits for suspected suicide attempts among girls between the ages of 12 and […]
Coming Soon: A Wearable Device to Predict Epileptic Seizures
Latest Neurology News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Claire Wiedmaier experiences epileptic seizures so bad that she’s broken teeth while in their grip. “I have some fake teeth. I broke my two bottom front teeth,” said Wiedmaier, 23, of Ankeny, Iowa, who these days can expect to […]
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Latest Neurology News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) Multiple sclerosis patients might be able to think more clearly and move more easily if they regularly undergo whole-body vibration training, a new pilot study reports. A small group of MS patients who experienced vibration training showed improvements in […]
For Kids Afraid of Needles, These Tips May Help Ease COVID Shots
Latest Healthy Kids News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) Across the country, children ages 5 to 11 are lining up to get their first dose of Pfizer’s newly approved COVID-19 pediatric vaccine. Most kids fear needles, but a few simple steps can help your young one get […]
We’ve Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) An infection that can disable and kill stalks the land, but a brand-new vaccine offers hope that almost everyone, kids included, can evade it. After scientific testing, a nationwide rollout of the vaccine begins. Sound familiar? As the […]
CDC Panel Signs Off on Pfizer Vaccine for Younger Kids
Latest Healthy Kids News By Dennis Thompson and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s vaccine advisory panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend the emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in kids ages 5-11. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is widely […]