• Doctors Should Watch for Punctured Lungs in COVID Patients

    Punctured lungs occur in as many as 1 in 100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, a new study finds. Before the pandemic, this problem was typically seen in very tall young men or older patients with severe lung disease....

    • Posted September 15, 2020
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  • Could COVID-19 Someday Become Seasonal, Like Flu?

    COVID-19 is unlike other respiratory viruses known to humans, but in time it could evolve into a seasonal scourge like the flu. That’s according to a new report in which researchers lay out the case for a...

    • Posted September 15, 2020
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  • Wildfires Ravage Land, and Lungs, Across the U.S. West

    HVAC repairman Brad Sissell shrugged off the acid-yellow air surrounding him and kept working, preparing a gas pipe for a new range going into a Salem, Ore., home. Less than a half-hour’s drive away, nearly 200,000 acres...

    • Posted September 15, 2020
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  • Most Americans Don’t Trust Trump’s Vaccine Comments: Poll

    TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2020 (Healthday News) — In a sign that Americans are becoming more wary about the safety of a new coronavirus vaccine, a new poll shows a majority of adults don’t trust what President Donald...

    • Posted September 15, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Sept. 15, 2020

    Link Between Poor Sleep and Obesity: Study Democrats to Investigate Trump Appointee's Alleged Meddling in CDC Pandemic Reports Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Shorten Recovery Time for COVID-19 Patients Taking Remdesivir Effectiveness of Inhaled Coronavirus Vaccines to be Studied

    • Posted September 15, 2020
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  • COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys

    COVID-19 can damage the kidneys and increase patients’ risk of needing kidney dialysis, researchers report. The study authors also warned that doctors should prepare for a significant rise in chronic kidney disease cases due to the pandemic....

    • Posted September 14, 2020
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  • HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected

    More U.S. kids are getting a recommended vaccine that protects against several cancers — but there is still much room for improvement, a new study finds. At issue is the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV). Certain strains...

    • Posted September 14, 2020
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  • Poll Finds Pandemic Surge in Loneliness Among Older Adults

    The constraints of the coronavirus pandemic have many more older adults feeling lonely this summer than in years past. According to a new poll, many older adults are feeling isolated while they protect themselves from the virus....

    • Posted September 14, 2020
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  • Are At-Home ‘Learning Pods’ the Right Fit for Your Family?

    Emily Davis and her husband started a “learning pod” with another family this summer, hiring a teacher for child care and now for the start of first grade. Their 6-year-old son is an only child, which was...

    • Posted September 14, 2020
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  • AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Trial Restarts

    MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (Healthday News) — Oxford University has announced that final-stage testing of a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with drug maker AstraZeneca will restart following a pause last week after a serious side effect...

    • Posted September 14, 2020
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