COVID-19: Is It Time for Optimism?
How optimistic should we be that the end of the pandemic is truly, finally in sight? Some experts see a serious chance for a return to some kind of normalcy in a matter of weeks. Others might wish that
Continue readingNew Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
Latest Women’s Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) A new combo pill can substantially reduce bleeding caused
Continue readingMeeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
SATURDAY, Feb. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Diabetes is never an easy disease to manage, but coping with type 1 diabetes can be a particularly difficult challenge for teens. The transition from childhood
Continue readingU.S. COVID Death Toll Nears 500,000
By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters While coronavirus infections in America plunge to levels not seen in months, the country prepares to mark the devastating
Continue readingApproved U.S. COVID Vaccines Are Safe, New Review Confirms
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) Only a tiny fraction of the nearly 14 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the first month of vaccinations produced any sort of adverse event, U.S. health
Continue readingDrug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer
MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) The drug cabozantinib is more effective than two similar drugs, as well as the current standard treatment, in extending the lives of patients with a rare and deadly
Continue readingA Third of COVID Survivors Have Long-Haul Symptoms, Even After Mild Cases
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) Many patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 could become “long haulers,” suffering
Continue readingUrinary Incontinence a Common Issue for Older Women, But Treatments Can Help
Latest Women’s Health News FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) Nearly 1 in 2 women over the age of 50 deal with the indignities of urinary incontinence, but experts say no one
Continue readingPfizer Says COVID Shot 85% Effective After 1 Dose; May Not Require Deep Freeze
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) There was a double dose of good news Friday from COVID vaccine maker Pfizer: The company said just one dose may provide 85% protection against SARS-CoV-2, and vials
Continue readingListeria Outbreak Spurs Recall of Queso Fresco cheeses
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All Queso Fresco cheeses made by El Abuelito Cheese, Inc. have been recalled after being linked to a listeria
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