Repeal of Obamacare Could Leave Young Cancer Patients in the Lurch
THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) If Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is repealed, pediatric cancer patients could lose critical insurance coverage, a new study warns. Kids with cancer
Continue readingMask Use by Americans Now Tops 90%, Poll Finds
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) Here’s good news for public health
Continue readingU.S. Daily COVID Case Count Nears Record for Pandemic
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 The United States on Thursday recorded its second highest daily total of new coronavirus cases since
Continue readingPurdue Pharma to Plead Guilty to Opioid-Related Crimes
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid painkiller OxyContin linked to the opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three
Continue readingHow to Care for Your Skin During Radiation Therapy
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) Proper skin care is crucial for cancer patients receiving radiation therapy, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) says. Itchiness, redness, blistering and
Continue readingSearching for Clues to COVID-19 Immunity
Joel Ernst, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the division of experimental medicine, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco. Santosha Vardhana, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine and attending
Continue readingCOVID-19 More Common in Pregnant Hispanics Than Other Moms-to-Be: Study
THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) Hispanic mothers-to-be in the southern United States are almost twice as likely to have COVID-19 as non-Hispanic women, a new study finds. The researchers also
Continue readingPost-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
By Cara Roberts MurezHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) Could telehealth help paralyzed stroke victims recover their motor skills faster than they
Continue readingHomeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) Homeless people are three times more likely to die after a heart attack than other patients, a new study finds. “Our study shows a dramatically higher rate
Continue readingTake Steps Against Heart Disease
By Michael PreckerAmerican Heart Association NewsWEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Centuries before bacon cheeseburgers, cigarettes and couch potatoes,
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