Coronavirus Found in Human Feces Up to 7 Months After Infection
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is mainly known as a respiratory ailment, but a new study suggests the coronavirus can infect your intestinal tract for weeks and months after you’ve cleared the bug from your lungs.In the study abou…
Learn MoreSchool Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — School segregation may sound like a relic from the past, but it has actually been increasing in the United States for years. Now a new study shows that has come with health consequences for Black children.Res…
Learn MoreBrain Scans Spot When Psychosis, Depression Might Worsen
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The future of diagnosing and targeting treatments for serious mental health disorders may include MRI brain scans.Researchers in the United Kingdom found that brain scans enabled them to identify which patie…
Learn MoreHealth Officials Investigate Mysterious Hepatitis Cases Among Children in U.S., U.K.
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating an unexplained increase in severe liver infection in children around the world including in the United States and the United Kingdom.The severe acute hepati…
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U.S. COVID Response Coordinator says those over 60 should get a second booster shot: Compelling data from Israel convinced Dr. Ashish Jha to offer stronger booster guidance for older Americans on Sunday. Read morePublic health officials investigating …
Learn MoreWhite House COVID Response Coordinator Says Adults Over 60 Should Get Second Booster
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans who are over 60 should get a second COVID-19 booster shot, the White House’s new COVID-19 response coordinator recommended Sunday. Dr. Ashish Jha noted that data from Israel has found significantly …
Learn MoreDoes the Moderna Vaccine Best the Pfizer Shot?
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine may have some slight advantages over the Pfizer shot, new research suggests.For the study, researchers tracked antibody levels in 234 people for 10 months after they received either…
Learn MoreHealth Care Workers Were At Highest COVID Risk in Workplace
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health care workers were most likely to be infected with COVID-19 at work during the pandemic’s first year, according to a new study that challenges previous research suggesting their risk was highest of…
Learn MoreLead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New studies add to the extensive body of research showing the many risks that lead poses to youngsters. The association between lead exposure and children’s IQ is well-documented, but these University of Penn…
Learn MoreHumans Bear Blame for Red Tides
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Red tide is a scourge of Southwest Florida, often littering beaches with dead fish and marine life and disrupting plans for boating and bathing. But Mother Nature isn’t entirely to blame for this blight.A new…
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