THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic makes planning for July 4th a challenge this year, especially if someone in the family has allergies or asthma, an allergy expert says. “This summer will see modifications in how people celebrate Independence Day,” said Dr. J. Allen Meadows, president of the American College of […]
Stroke Appears 8 Times More Likely With COVID Than With Flu
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Both flu and COVID-19 can raise your risk for a stroke, but the odds appear to be eight times higher with the coronavirus, a new study finds. Among more than 1,900 patients with COVID-19, 1.6% suffered a stroke, versus 0.2% of nearly 1,500 patients seriously ill with flu, […]
Scientists Find Source of COVID Clots
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is linked to potentially fatal blood clots. Researchers now believe they’ve found out how they occur, which potentially could lead to better treatment. “While many forms of illness can generate blood clots, the endothelial cells that line the inside of blood vessels play a surprisingly large role […]
Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year — And More Danger
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With communities across the United States canceling Fourth of July celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, backyard fireworks are likely to be more popular than ever. And that has many health experts worried. They fear injuries will soar among amateurs who don’t know how to use fireworks safely. […]
Could Threshold for COVID-19 Herd Immunity Be Lower Than Thought?
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Could young people going out and partying be the key to limiting the spread of COVID-19? Possibly, as a new mathematical model argues that herd immunity might be achieved with fewer people becoming immune through infection than was believed, if you take into account how the virus would […]
New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 50,000 as More States Slow Reopening Plans
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The daily tally of new U.S. coronavirus cases passed 50,000 on Wednesday, as more reopening plans across the country were slowed amid fears of spiking infections. A glimmer of hope emerged on the economic front when unemployment numbers were released by the U.S. Labor Department Thursday morning: 4.8 […]
No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study
WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Do you wonder if you’ve been exposed to the new coronavirus in the recent past? Good luck finding out for sure: A new review finds there’s little good evidence of the accuracy of blood antibody tests for COVID-19, especially those performed outside a lab. The new findings “indicate […]
Americans Started Staying Put Early in the Pandemic, and That May Have Saved Lives
WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Americans began to travel less before states started to issue stay-at-home orders, and that may have curbed coronavirus case numbers, a new study suggests. “Our results strongly support the conclusion that social distancing played a crucial role in the reduction of case growth rates in multiple U.S. counties […]
Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-third of excess deaths in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States were linked to causes other than COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean that the virus didn’t play a role in those deaths, a new study claims. The researchers found there were just […]