1 in 8 COVID Patients Will Develop Long COVID, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Numerous people have reported lingering or new symptoms after a COVID-19 infection, though exactly how many people are struggling with long COVID has remained unclear. Now, a new Dutch study finds about one of …
Learn MoreNew Yorkers Warned of Possible Community Spread of Polio
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – New Yorkers who aren’t vaccinated for polio should get their shots, state public health officials warned Thursday after the virus was found in seven wastewater samples in two neighboring counties.The finding com…
Learn MoreLoneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker, Cardiac Experts Warn
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Social isolation and loneliness put people at a 30% higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death from either, a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) warns.The statement also highlig…
Learn MoreBlood Protein Might Predict Future Risk of Diabetes, Cancer
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Elevated levels of a specific protein appear to be linked to an increased risk of developing diabetes and dying from cancer, a new study finds.High levels of prostasin — mainly found in epithelial cells, which…
Learn MoreMental Health Issues Can Plague Families of Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Kids with type 1 diabetes and their closest relatives are more likely to experience mental health issues than people without the disease, Swedish researchers report.“Many clinicians assume intuitively that diabe…
Learn MoreVegan? Weightlifting May Protect Your Bones
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While a plant-based diet may be associated with lower bone mineral density and increased fracture risk, there might be a way to counteract that: pumping iron.New Austrian research shows that vegans who lift wei…
Learn MorePost-COVID-19 Symptoms, Conditions ID’d in U.S. Children
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Postinfection symptoms and conditions with elevated adjusted hazard ratios among children and adolescents with versus without COVID-19 are described in a report published in the Aug. 5 issue of the U.S. Ce…
Learn MoreU.S. Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Thursday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move intended to dramatically ramp up the fight against the spread of the virus.”We’re prepared to take our re…
Learn MorePediatric Obesity Subtypes ID’d in Latent Class Analysis
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eight pediatric obesity subtypes have been identified, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in PLOS Digital Health.
Elizabeth A. Campbell, from Drexel University in Philadelphia, and colleagues us…
Learn MoreCDC Set to Ease COVID-19 Guidance, Including for Schools
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans could see an easing of COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as soon as this week. Updated guidance expected from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would change current reco…
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