WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Even as new coronavirus infections soar in the United States, a new study offers one piece of good news: Severely ill COVID-19 patients are significantly more likely to survive now compared to a few months ago. In fact, deaths for COVID-19 patients in intensive care units have fallen […]
Pets Provide Comfort for ‘Ruff’ Quarantine Time
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For New York lawyer Roseann Schuyler, her family’s pets — a dog (Jackie), two cats (Hudson and Winter) and a fish (Atticus fish) — eased the long, lonely days of lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic this spring. “Those early days were so surreal. There was not a lot […]
Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An infusion of cells that dampen the body’s immune response might help people with severe cases of the new coronavirus recover more quickly, a new report suggests. Two patients so sick with COVID-19 that they’d been put on a ventilator improved quickly when given an infusion of regulatory […]
Another COVID-19 Symptom Joins the List: Mouth Rash
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — While rashes on the skin have long been tied to COVID-19, doctors in Spain report that rashes on the inside of the mouth are also occurring in some cases. The rashes are clinically known as enanthem, and it’s not surprising that they are showing up with COVID-19, said […]
AHA News: Can a Pay Cut Hurt Your Health?
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — COVID-19 poses plenty of direct threats to Americans’ health. But with economic hardships mounting, the coronavirus also might be posing an indirect threat – through shrinking paychecks. Recent research has linked sharp changes in income with subsequent health problems. A 2019 study published in the American […]
Young Adults May Face Higher Risk for Severe COVID Than Thought
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With coronavirus infections soaring among young Americans, a new study shows they may be more vulnerable to serious complications than many believe. Researchers found that about one-third of Americans ages 18 to 25 had risk factors that make them vulnerable to severe COVID-19. The most common was smoking, […]
Trump Administration Bypasses CDC on Collection of Coronavirus Hospital Data
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As 64,000 new U.S. coronavirus cases were reported Tuesday and states struggled to control the spread of the virus, the Trump Administration stripped the country’s leading public health agency of the ability to collect hospitalization data on COVID-19. Instead of patient information going to the U.S. Centers for […]
Will COVID Pandemic’s Environmental Benefit Last?
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It has been the sole silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic — cleaner air and water on the planet. But will it continue? A new study says that isn’t yet clear. “The pandemic raises two important questions related to the environment,” said study author Christopher Knittel, from the […]
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Promising’ After Early Trial
TUESDAY, July 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A leading COVID-19 vaccine contender has passed its early safety trial with flying colors. The vaccine, created by Moderna, produced an immune response in all 45 healthy participants who received two shots 28 days apart, according to findings reported July 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine. […]