One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The dangers of school traffic is a major worry for…
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How Worried Should You Be About New Reports on Polio?
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Poliovirus detected in New York City wastewater last week put public health officials on high alert, as it indicates the potentially paralyzing virus is…
Diagnosing Kids with Long COVID Can Be Tricky: Experts
Aug. 15, 2022 When Spencer Siedlecki got COVID-19 in March 2021, he was sick for weeks with extreme fatigue, fevers, a sore throat, bad headaches, nausea, and eventually, pneumonia.That was scary enough for the then-13-year-old and his…
Monkeypox May Get New Name to Curb Stigma
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) Monkeypox could soon get a new name.The World Health Organization announced Friday that it plans to rename the condition to eliminate any…
Four Cruise Lines to Drop COVID Vaccination Requirements
Aug. 14, 2022 -- Four major cruise lines are dropping their COVID-19 vaccination requirements for some sailings next month, according to USA Today.Carnival Cruise Line wont require unvaccinated guests to apply for an exemption to sail…
How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay ReporterHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to bring out-of-pocket drug costs down for many U.S. seniors, but most of its benefits aren't…
CDC’s New COVID Rules Mark Change in the Pandemic, How We Live
CDC: Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Persons, Communities, and Health Care Systems United States, August 2022.Rachel Bruce, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Forest Hills, NY.David Berger,…
Young Adults Who Learn How to Cook Eat More Veggies
Aug. 12, 2022 Watch what you eat is a common refrain, but a new study shows that eating what you watch can be an effective way to improve a persons diet.Researchers in Kentucky found that college students who set weight loss goals and…
Metaverse Medicine and the Doctor, Patient Avatars Ahead
Aug. 12, 2022 -- In what some are calling the next iteration of the internet, the metaverse is an unfamiliar digital world where you could be an avatar navigating computer-generated places and interacting with others in real time. In…
Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID
Aug. 12, 2022 Hair loss, reduced sex drive, and erectile dysfunction have joined a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID in patients who were not hospitalized, according to findings of a large study.Anuradhaa Subramanian,…