Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Is air pollution a bigger health threat to minorities?Apparently so, claims a new U.S. study that finds while air pollution levels have fallen in recent decades, people of color still have more exposure to…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccines Offer Only Some Protection for People Battling Myeloma
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination provides far less protection to people with multiple myeloma than to survivors of other types of cancer, new research shows.The findings highlight the need for multiple myeloma patients…
Learn MoreOmicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine But Causes Less Severe Disease: Study
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Compared to previous coronavirus variants, Omicron appears to cause less severe illness, but is more resistant to the Pfizer vaccine, researchers at South Africa’s largest health insurer report.The team at Di…
Learn MoreFor Many, Holiday Joy Is Shadowed by COVID Fears: Poll
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stress about the COVID-19 pandemic may be eclipsing holiday joy for many older Americans, a new poll reveals.About half (47%) of 50- to 80-year-olds polled reported a mixed experience of joy and stress.One in…
Learn MoreAre Rocket Scientists, Brain Surgeons Really Smarter Than Other Folks?
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — “It’s not rocket science,” “It’s not brain surgery” — but just how smart are rocket scientists and brain surgeons, anyway?There’s a good chance you’re just as intelligent, a new study finds.This was an obser…
Learn MorePeople Living With HIV Face Higher Odds for Heart Failure
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People with HIV have an added risk of heart failure, so they and their health care providers need to be alert for early signs such as shortness of breath, fatigue, leg swelling, coughing and chest pain, accor…
Learn MoreDrug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For certain leukemia patients, some welcome findings: New research confirms long remissions after treatment with the drug ibrutinib and chemotherapy.The study involved 85 patients with chronic lymphocytic le…
Learn MorePandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America’s Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Poor neighborhoods of color bore the brunt of a surge in violent crime in U.S. cities early in the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.”This study adds to the mounting body of research showing that equal op…
Learn MoreU.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States reached 800,000 on Monday, and one expert believes it will likely hit 1 million at some point in 2022.The 800,156 confirmed deaths in the nearly two years since th…
Learn More‘Baby Talk’ Is Really Helping Baby Learn
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You may feel silly doing it, but baby talk helps your infant learn the basics of human language, a new study suggests.By mimicking the sound of a smaller vocal tract, baby talk guides babies on how words shoul…
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