• Health Highlights: May 28, 2020

    Coronavirus Antibody Tests Still Not Accurate Enough: CDC Large U.S. Pharmacy Chains Played Role in Opioid Crisis, Lawsuit Claims AIDS Activist and Playwright Larry Kramer Dies at 84 Preventative Meds Help Reduce Rebound Headaches: Study

    • Posted May 28, 2020
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  • ‘Silent’ COVID-19 More Widespread Than Thought

    A new cruise ship study suggests that the number of people who are infected with the new coronavirus but have no symptoms may be much higher than believed. More than 80% of those who tested positive for...

    • Posted May 28, 2020
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  • Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS

    Mindfulness training may help counter the thinking and emotional difficulties caused by multiple sclerosis. In a small test study, people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who had four weeks of mindfulness training emerged with better emotional control and...

    • Posted May 27, 2020
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  • Clotting Tied to COVID-19 May Harm the Placenta

    Women who had COVID-19 while pregnant showed evidence of placental injury, suggesting a new complication of the illness, researchers say. The good news from the small study of 16 women is that “most of these babies were...

    • Posted May 27, 2020
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  • Alzheimer’s Gene Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk

    People who have a flawed gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease may face a higher risk of COVID-19, an international team of researchers reports. Part of the increased risk among people with dementia may owe to high rates...

    • Posted May 27, 2020
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  • White House Announces Plan for Medicare Recipients to Get Insulin at $35 Per Month

    Beginning next year, people on some Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage Plans who need insulin will be able to access the lifesaving medication for just $35 a month, according to a new plan announced by the...

    • Posted May 27, 2020
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  • Coronavirus Cases Ticking Upwards in Nearly a Dozen U.S. States

    (HealthDay News) — A jump in coronavirus cases is being seen in nearly a dozen U.S. states, at least half of which reopened early, as the country’s coronavirus case count neared 1.7 million on Wednesday. Though the...

    • Posted May 27, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: May 27, 2020

    Preventative Meds Help Reduce Rebound Headaches: Study Apple Reopening 100 U.S. Stores FDA Approves Drug to Treat Severe Malaria WHO Suspends Testing of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients

    • Posted May 27, 2020
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  • Lockdown Got You Down? Experts Offer Tips to De-Stress

    Though the physical health risks posed by COVID-19 are at the top of everyone’s mind, experts warn the pandemic is also exacting a massive toll on mental health. So finds new research emerging on the mental health...

    • Posted May 27, 2020
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  • WHO Halts Testing of Drug That President Trump Has Embraced

    (HealthDay News) — Safety concerns over a malaria drug that President Donald Trump has touted as a coronavirus treatment prompted the World Health Organization on Monday to remove the medication from a global trial of potential COVID-19...

    • Posted May 26, 2020
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