Category: Health News
Are vaccines already helping contain COVID?
Early signs say yes, but mutations will be challenging
Should you stretch before exercise?
To stretch or not to stretch before exercise: What you need to know about warm-ups
Surprise! Congress Takes Steps to Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
Medical providers won’t be allowed to hold patients responsible for the difference between those amounts and the higher fees they might like to charge.
More doses of vaccine on the way as statewide vaccination effort continues
It will take until around mid- to late January to vaccinate frontline workers, nursing home residents and staff and begin vaccinating the next eligible groups.
Two School Districts Had Different Mask Policies. Only One Had a Teacher on a Ventilator.
How one Georgia middle school where masks were optional became the center of an outbreak.
FDA warns pregnant women not to use over-the-counter pain relievers
Motrin, Advil, Aleve, Ecotrin and Bayer Aspirin
University of Alberta launches free online science literacy course
Learn how to spot sound (and bad) science from the University of Albrata’s new online course in Science Literacy. It’s free!
Emissions Exposure May Increase COVID-19 Mortality
New research suggests pollutants spewed out of car tailpipes are making the people who breathe them at high levels more likely to die from COVID-19.
COVID-19 activity declining in Washington state with the help of face coverings and distancing
The state is seeing decreases in both eastern and western Washington since the start of August. Whitman County, where cases are up, is a notable exception.
Artificial pancreas effectively controls type 1 diabetes in children age 6 and up
The system replaces reliance on testing by fingerstick, multiple daily injections or a pump controlled by the patient.
“COVID is brutal.”
Charlotte gets frustrated when people minimize COVID-19, saying things like, “It’s just like the flu.” “COVID is brutal. It is definitely something you don’t want to get.”
Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story
Doctors told her mother that Ramirez was a candidate for a double lung transplant — a procedure had never been done on a COVID patient in the U.S.
How to avoid heat stroke
Hydration, rest and finding a cool environment are the keys to preventing heat stroke.
The COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment
The number of people enrolled in Medicaid nationwide rose markedly this spring as the impact of the recession caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 took hold.