You Think You Had COVID Before: Are You Really Immune Now?
MONDAY, Sept. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It seems like common sense for people who’ve had COVID-19 to think they now have natural immunity, and therefore don’t have to bother getting vaccinated.Common sense, yes, but also incorrect, infectious disea…
Learn MoreTrials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
FRIDAY, Sept. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you have cancer and you think coronavirus vaccines may do you little good, don’t let your hesitation stop you from getting the shots: A pair of clinical trials finds that patients’ immune systems ramped up…
Learn MoreMás mujeres recurren a los productos de marihuana para aliviar la menopausia
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — El insomnio. La sudoración nocturna. La ansiedad. La irritabilidad Los dolores.¿Fumar un poco de marihuana ayudaría a las mujeres a afrontar estos síntomas comunes de la menopausia?Aparentemente,…
Learn MoreIs Insulin Resistance a Recipe for Depression?
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Insulin resistance can make you more than twice as likely to develop major depression, even if you haven’t developed full-blown diabetes, a new study reports.Initially healthy people who later developed pre…
Learn MoreMore Women Turning to Marijuana Products to Help With Menopause
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Sleeplessness. Night sweats. Anxiety. Irritability. Aches and pains.Would smoking a little pot help women deal with these common symptoms of menopause?A good number of middle-aged women apparently think so…
Learn MoreSleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Millions of U.S. sleep apnea patients are scrambling to find ways to protect their nightly slumber, following a voluntary recall from one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of CPAP breathing machines.Phili…
Learn MoreSpecial ‘Strategies’ Can Help People With Parkinson’s Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Movement can be very difficult for people with Parkinson’s disease, as shaking and stiffness play havoc with balance, coordination and gait.There are many different tricks Parkinson’s patients can use to im…
Learn MoreWhite House Offers Nicki Minaj a Call After She Balks on COVID Vaccine
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The White House has reached out to rapper Nicki Minaj over her concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine, which she said had caused swollen testicles in a friend of her cousin in Trinidad.A White House official s…
Learn More¿Habrá pronto una vacuna combinada contra la COVID y la gripe?
MIÉRCOLES, 15 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — En unas semanas o unos meses, quizá vaya al consultorio del médico o a la farmacia para ponerse su vacuna anual contra la gripe junto con una dosis de una vacuna contra la COVID.Lamentablemente, …
Learn More1 in 500 Americans Has Died From COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One out of every 500 U.S. residents has lost their lives to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic last year, statistics show.COVID has killed more than 664,500 people in the United States as of Wednesda…
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