No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you suffered a bout of COVID-19 and your lungs took a beating, new research has reassuring news: You will likely be spared long-term respiratory damage. Scientists looked at COVID-19 survivors who had asymptomatic, moderate or severe COVID-19 infections and also underwent […]
How the New Surge Is Affecting Mental Health
Vaile Wright, PhD, senior director of health care innovation, American Psychological Association. CBS News: “Travelers are canceling trips with COVID numbers rising again: ‘It was really kind of heartbreaking.’” Handbook of Positive Psychology, edited by C.R. Snyder and Shane J. Lopez, Oxford University Press, 2002. Rachel Goldenberg, Queens, NY. Roxanne Hawn, Golden, CO. Marissa […]
FDA Issues Warning About Illnesses, Deaths Linked to Midwestern Pet Foods
Aug. 19, 2021 — The FDA issued a public warning on Tuesday about contaminated pet food sold by Midwestern Pet Foods, which could be linked with more than 220 illnesses and 130 deaths among dogs and cats. During an inspection of the company’s manufacturing plant in Chickasha, OK, the FDA found that samples of […]
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Struggling with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a child is heart-breaking enough, but now new research confirms what many have long suspected: These patients will often continue to be plagued by ADHD symptoms as adults. Only about one in 10 kids with the disorder […]
COVID-19 Booster Shots to Start in September: Officials
Aug. 18, 2021 — Booster shots to ramp up protection against COVID-19 infection are slated to begin the week of Sept. 20, the Biden administration announced at a press briefing Wednesday. Those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines would be eligible to get a booster shot 8 months after they received the second […]
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States has been dominating the news, an old viral enemy has been making a quieter comeback. In late spring, U.S. pediatric hospitals began reporting an unexpected rise in serious infections caused by respiratory syncytial […]
Health Care Workers Share Stories of Delta Variant’s Toll
Michael Battistelli, licensed paramedic, emergency medical services instructor, Stratford, CT. Todd Rice, MD, associate professor of medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care; and medical director COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville. Yvonne Billings, MD, director of cardiopulmonary medicine, Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, Stuart, FL. Gina McNemar, ICU nurse, Baton Rouge General […]
Minnesota Mom Gets Vaccinated for Son’s Birthday
Aug. 16, 2021 — Minnesota resident Sheletta Brundidge, 49, expected her son to ask for an Xbox or a pair of LeBron James shoes for his 15th birthday. Instead, he had one simple request: that his mother get vaccinated against COVID-19. “What’s going to happen to us if you get sick? Or if you […]
What You Need to Know
If you’re a guy and you get bouts of eczema on your genitals, it’s common for the symptoms to show up on your scrotum. That’s the pouch of skin that holds and helps protect your testicles. You might be reluctant to see your doctor or dermatologist for help, but there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. […]
What is it Like to Have Adult ADHD?
Duane Gordon was a project manager at a firm in Montreal when his boss asked him to run the Monday morning meeting. “I was excited because this was obviously a test of [whether] I could eventually be groomed for taking over the department,” he recalls. That discussion took place on Friday afternoon. On Monday, […]