New ‘Mu’ Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new coronavirus variant called Mu that may be able to evade existing antibodies, including those from vaccines, is under close watch by U.S. health officials.The variant hasn’t taken extensive hold in the Un…
Learn MoreAmericans’ COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 care is likely to get more expensive for Americans with the expiration of insurers’ temporary waivers on costs associated with treating the illness.Earlier in the pandemic, patients didn’t have their …
Learn MoreAI May Not Be Ready to Accurately Read Mammograms
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Radiologists still outperform artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to breast cancer screening, a new paper shows.Many countries have mammography screening programs to detect and treat breast cancer early…
Learn MoreFew Symptoms After Your COVID Shot? Don’t Worry, You Still Got Immune Boost
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Just because you didn’t have a significant reaction after your COVID-19 shot doesn’t mean it’s not working, researchers say.”It wasn’t known if a lack of symptoms following vaccination or prior SARS-CoV-2 infe…
Learn MoreGlobal Warming Could Worsen COPD Symptoms
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hotter weather driven by climate change is bad news for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study warns. Researchers say warming trends could worsen COPD symptoms, such as shortnes…
Learn MoreAnnoyed When Watching Others Fidget? You’re Not Alone
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If other people’s fidgeting drives you nuts, you may be one of many people with a condition called misokinesia, which means “hatred of movements,” Canadian researchers report.They conducted experiments with mo…
Learn MoreTransgender People Face Twice the Odds for Early Death: Study
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Transgender people have double the odds of dying early compared to folks whose identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth (cisgender), a long-term study finds.And the added risk did not decrease over…
Learn MoreStop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The prescribing, dispensing and use of ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19 outside of clinical trials must end immediately, the American Medical Association, American Pharmacists Association and American…
Learn MoreRisk of Long COVID Falls by Half in ‘Breakthrough’ Cases
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that should reassure Americans who have already lined up to get their coronavirus shots, a new study shows the risk of long COVID-19 is halved in fully vaccinated adults if they do get a breakt…
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