Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized With COVID
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heart damage was found in more than half of a group of hospitalized COVID-19 patients after they were discharged, according to a new British study. The study included 148 patients who were treated for severe COVID-19 at six hospitals in London. The […]
Want a Vaccine With That? Drive-Thru COVID Shots Recommended
Feb. 19, 2021 — Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination sites, if set up nationwide on a massive scale, could significantly speed up the number of Americans vaccinated, according to new research that provides a detailed model for how to do it. Based on the suggested model, 350 million doses could be given in 100 days, says […]
Urinary Incontinence in Women Common, but Treatable
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 in 2 women over the age of 50 deal with the indignities of urinary incontinence, but experts say no one has to suffer in silence. Frequently considered an inevitable problem of aging, most women never even try to get treatment for the urinary leakage that […]
A Third of COVID Survivors Have Long-Haul Symptoms
Nearly 31% of patients said they had a worse health-related quality of life now, compared to before getting COVID-19, the researchers reported. It’s not yet clear why COVID-19 causes these lasting effects. Many viruses are capable of creating what’s known as “post-viral syndrome,” which experts describe as health problems that persist long after […]
Kids’ Robust Immune Systems May Shield From COVID
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children have largely been spared severe COVID-19 infection, and new research hints at why. In the study, children’s immune systems attacked the new coronavirus faster and more aggressively than adults’ immune systems did, the findings showed. The researchers analyzed blood samples from 48 children and 70 […]
COVID Deaths High When Hospitalized With Diabetes
By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes is a big risk factor for a severe bout of COVID-19, and a new European study bears that out: It finds that 1 in every 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes die within 28 days of admission. […]
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops 1 Full Year Due to COVID-19
Many people lost their jobs due to the pandemic. People in lockdown also were more likely to eat poorly, drink more alcohol and use drugs. Schold noted that overdoses have increased during the pandemic, a sign that progress has faltered in the nation’s struggle with its opioid epidemic. Further, a substantial number of people […]
Conservative Radio Pioneer Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70
Feb. 17, 2021 — Rush Limbaugh, for decades a popular, controversial, and influential talk radio host and conservative commentator, died Wednesday, according to a family statement. He was 70. His death comes after a stage IV lung cancer diagnosis he announced in October. On Feb. 3, 2020, Limbaugh announced on his show […]
More Legal Pot, More Teens Are Lighting Up
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As pot gains in acceptance among adults, teenagers appear to be more tempted to try it, a new study out of California finds. After the state legalized marijuana use for adults in 2016, teens’ use of the drug also climbed after years of steady decline. Researchers […]
Programs Helps COVID Long Haulers Recover
Arianna Varas, 35, COVID-19 survivor and long hauler, Manhattan, NY. Webinar, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Feb. 12, 2021. Thomas Gut, DO, director of ambulatory care medicine, Staten Island University Hospital; assistant professor of medicine, Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine. Rachel Zabner, MD, infectious disease specialist and co-director, COVID-19 Recovery Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. […]