‘Morning Sickness’ Doesn’t Stick to the A.M., Study Confirms
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) As many expectant mothers can unhappily attest, the nausea and vomiting known as “morning sickness” can occur at any time of the day. In a new study,
Continue readingKids Are ‘Silent Spreaders’ of COVID-19
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 The largest study of its kind finds that children can carry exceedingly high amounts of the new coronavirus, even
Continue readingCould Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson’s?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) It may be possible to protect Parkinson’s patients’ brains from further damage by turning off a “master regulator” gene, researchers
Continue readingAir Pollution Tied to Asthma in Young Kids
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) High levels of air pollution may increase young children’s risk of developing asthma and persistent wheezing, researchers warn. The findings “support
Continue readingPharmacists in All U.S. States Can Give Kids Childhood Shots
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) Children can now be vaccinated by pharmacists in all 50 states as the U.S. government seeks to prevent a decline in routine vaccinations during the coronavirus
Continue readingFDA Emergency Approval on Hold for Blood Plasma to Treat COVID-19
THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency approval of blood plasma as a COVID-19 treatment was put on hold last week after senior federal health
Continue readingCOVID-19’s Economic Fallout Expands Food Insecurity, as Groups Scramble to Help
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Food insecurity is on the rise amid the economic fallout from the COVID-19
Continue readingMany Child Abuse Cases May Be Going Unreported During Pandemic
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) Child abuse reports have plunged during the coronavirus pandemic, a troubling
Continue readingBirth Control Pill Could Cut Women’s Risk for Asthma
By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) Could birth control pills build a bulwark against asthma? New research suggests that hormonal
Continue readingTelehealth Skyrocketing Among Older Adults
Latest Senior Health News THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) More older Americans have been seeing their doctors virtually since the pandemic began than ever before, a new poll finds. During
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