- Human Cell Atlas Will Be ‘Google Maps’ for Health Research
- U.S. Postpartum Depression Diagnoses Doubled in a Decade
- California Child Tests Positive for Bird Flu
- About 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Have High Cholesterol
- Four Million Americans Could Lose Health Coverage Once ACA Credits Expire
- Child-Teacher Bond in Early Education Could Have Lasting Impact
- Surgeon General Says U.S. Smoking Rates Have Tumbled, But Not for Everyone
- Earlier Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Bring Higher Odds for Dementia
- A-fib Plus Heart Failure a Dangerous Combo
- Psychologists’ Group Issues First Guidance to Parents on Teen Online Video Use
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Do Gene Mutations Explain COVID-19 Cases in the Young?
Genetic mutations that put some younger people at high risk for severe illness from the new coronavirus will be investigated in an international study. Plans call for enrolling 500 patients worldwide who are under age 50, have...
- Posted March 30, 2020
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Common Heart Drugs’ Risk With COVID-19 Unproven, Experts Say
Could a blood pressure or diabetes medicine make COVID-19 more severe? A proposed new theory says the coronavirus could be binding to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors in the lower respiratory tracts. Commonly used drugs ACE...
- Posted March 30, 2020
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Trump Extends Social Distancing to April 30 as COVID-19 Cases Surge
(HealthDay News) — As U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise, President Donald Trump on Sunday backed down on plans to re-open the country by Easter instead extending strict social distancing guidelines for the country to...
- Posted March 30, 2020
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Health Highlights: March 30, 2020
66 Coronavirus Cases in Maryland Nursing Home Researchers Find Way to Clean N95 Masks for Re-Use
- Posted March 30, 2020
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Recovery From Mild Brain Trauma Takes Longer Than Expected: Study
Less than half of patients with a sports-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) recover within two weeks, new research shows. “This study challenges current perceptions that most people with a sports-related mTBI recover within 10 to 14...
- Posted March 29, 2020
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Preventing Repeat Heart Attack, Stroke More Important Than Ever: AHA
With the new coronavirus severely straining the U.S. health care system, experts are calling on heart attack and stroke survivors to take extra steps to reduce their risk of a repeat event. The American Heart Association (AHA)...
- Posted March 27, 2020
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Legal Pot Products Too Potent for Chronic Pain
Most legal medical marijuana — more than 90% — is stronger than what doctors recommend for chronic pain relief, a new study finds. “We know that high-potency products should not have a place in the medical realm...
- Posted March 27, 2020
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Three Countries Have Kept Coronavirus in Check; Here’s How They Did It
Vietnam. South Korea. Taiwan. All three countries are placed uncomfortably close to China, the initial epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic that’s now swept across the world. But they also have one other thing in common: They’ve each...
- Posted March 27, 2020
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U.S. Leads the World With Most Coronavirus Cases, House to Pass $2 Trillion Stimulus Package
(HealthDay News) — The United States passed China as the country with the most coronavirus cases in the world late Thursday, as the U.S. House appeared poised to pass a $2 trillion stimulus package to bolster America’s...
- Posted March 27, 2020
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Health Highlights: March 27, 2020
U.S. Autism Diagnoses Rise, Racial Gap Closes Ethanol Producers Want FDA Permission to Make Alcohol for Hand Sanitizer VA Health System Swamped by Coronavirus Patients
- Posted March 27, 2020