In NYC at Least, Routine Child Vaccinations Rebound After Lockdown
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) After the COVID-19 pandemic had millions of New Yorkers in lockdown, the rate of routine child vaccinations
Continue readingUnder 50 and Overweight? Odds for Dementia Increase
By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 Need fresh motivation to lose some weight? New research suggests that young adults who are overweight or obese face a
Continue readingDouble Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
By Robin FosterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Two coronavirus patients who became so sick that double lung transplants were their only chance
Continue readingOne-shot J & J COVID Vaccine Works in Monkeys
FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 — An experiential vaccine to protect against COVID-19 developed by Johnson & Johnson appears effective in monkeys, the New York Times reported Thursday. This is the second
Continue readingHow COVID-19 Raced Through a Georgia Summer Camp
By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With school reopenings just a few weeks away, a report on how the new coronavirus spread rapidly
Continue readingFirst U.S. Dog With COVID-19 Has Died
July 31, 2020 — Buddy, a 7-year-old German shepherd, that was the first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States, has died after being sick for three months, CNN reported Thursday. Whether
Continue readingGynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study
THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Despite rampant fears that cancer patients are at higher risk of having severe cases of COVID-19, a new study suggests gynecologic cancers do not boost the chances
Continue readingStudy Reveals How Coronavirus Travels Indoors
FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new study explains how the coronavirus hitches a ride on droplets released when you cough, sneeze, talk or speak, and travels around a room. The
Continue readingWildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Air pollution caused by forest fires can be deadly for people with kidney failure, a new study suggests. The tiny particles of air pollutants — called
Continue readingWill the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Telemedicine has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the United States on track to log
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