COVID Infection May Boost Antibodies for Up to 20 Months
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve already had COVID-19, your natural antibodies may last as long as 20 months, a new study suggests.While this is reassuring, experts are quick to caution that the new findings don’t necessarily mean yo…
Learn MoreAHA News: You Don’t Have to Be an Olympian to Find Exercise Thrills in Winter’s Chill
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Watching what Olympic athletes can do on snow and ice might have you thinking about trying some cold weather activity yourself. And a glance at the thermometer might quickly have you saying, “n…
Learn More‘Dr. Chimp Will See You Now’? Primates Use Medicine, Study Suggests
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Chimpanzees aren’t monkeying around when they catch insects and place them on open wounds, researchers report.An ongoing study of about 45 chimps in Loango National Park in Gabon is the first to document via vi…
Learn MoreHomologous, Heterologous COVID-19 Boosters Are Immunogenic
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults who completed a primary COVID-19 vaccine regimen at least 12 weeks earlier, homologous and heterologous booster vaccines are immunogenic, according to a study published online Jan. 26 in the New Engl…
Learn MoreIliac Vein Stenting Appears Safe in Office-Based Lab Setting
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Iliac vein stenting seems safe in an office-based laboratory (OBL) setting, with few major complications and minor complications primarily including insertion site hematomas, according to a study published in t…
Learn MoreSearching for Good Sleep? Here’s What You’re Doing Right – and Wrong
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans are working hard to get a good night’s sleep, and feeling the effects when they miss the mark.About 32% of people feel more tired these days than they did before the pandemic began, according to …
Learn MoreCVS, Walgreens Lift Limits on Purchases of Rapid COVID-19 Tests
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There will no longer be a limit on how many over-the-counter rapid COVID-19 tests customers can buy at a time, the pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens say.CVS previously restricted customers to purchasing six tes…
Learn MoreKetamine May Be Emergency Deterrent for People at Risk of Suicide
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new clinical trial strengthens the case that ketamine — once famous as a club drug — can rapidly ease suicidal thoughts.Researchers found that among 156 adults hospitalized for severe suicidal thoughts, tho…
Learn MoreOmicron Hits Younger People, But Less Likely to Bring Long Hospital Stays
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Omicron COVID-19 patients are younger and have more breakthrough infections, a new study finds. But people infected with Omicron are also less likely to be hospitalized or need intensive respiratory support tha…
Learn MoreExercise Might Help Relieve ‘Dry Eye’
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Got dry, itchy eyes?Working out might help, a new study suggests. “Instead of having to use eye drops or other alternative treatments, our study aimed to determine if remaining physically active can be an effec…
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