TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Monoclonal antibody infusions can help prevent severe COVID-19, but the best protection is to get vaccinated, experts say.Antibodies are made by the immune system to fight infections."The problem is that our ...
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A high amount of coronavirus in the lungs is a major contributor to death in COVID-19 patients, new research shows.The findings challenge previous theories that simultaneous infections such as pneumonia or an...
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- You caught a case of COVID-19 and then you got your first dose of a vaccine. Maybe you now think you are protected from coronavirus infections in the future. Think again: New research shows that prior COVID-1...
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many parts of the United States saw a significant drop in breast cancer screening of older low-income women during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.The analysis of data from 32 community health cente...
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Despite studies showing that it does not work against COVID-19, prescriptions for the antiparasitic drug ivermectin have climbed sharply in recent weeks as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, the U.S. Centers for...
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Demand for Abbott Laboratories' at-home COVID-19 tests has reached "unprecedented" levels and supply may be limited in the coming weeks, the company says. Sales have skyrocketed due to the surge in cases drive...
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In another grim reminder of the toll that the pandemic continues to take on Americans, the daily average for hospitalized COVID-19 patients is now higher than any previous case surge except last winter. As tha...
MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Due to surging COVID-19 cases, the United States will be removed from the European Union's "safe list" of countries whose citizens can travel to the 27-nation bloc without additional restrictions such as testi...
