May 05, 2021

But rates of teen substance use didn’t budge The Covid-19 pandemic led to dramatic changes in people’s health behaviors, including an uptick in substance use among U.S. adults—but, Benjamin W...

May 04, 2021

MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For individuals with diabetes, the risk for COVID-19-related death is increased in association with male sex, older age, preexisting comorbidities, and use of i...

May 04, 2021

MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer have been treated with neoadjuvant endocrine...

May 04, 2021

J-shaped associations between BMI and hospitalization, death reported Among people with a body mass index (BMI) over 23 kg/m2, greater weight was linearly associated with increased risk for severe C...

May 04, 2021

“For #Covid vaccines, shingles and even more dangerous and painful skin conditions may be the new thrombocytopenia” Alex Berenson in a Facebook post, April 19 Posts are showing up...

May 03, 2021

FRIDAY, April 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Existing patients receiving opioid analgesics and buprenorphine for opioid use disorder have continued to receive medications during the COVID-19 pandemic, a...

May 03, 2021

FRIDAY, April 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- After 100,000 COVID-19 deaths in just one month, Brazil has become the second country in the world to record more than 400,000 deaths from the disease. Ap...

May 03, 2021

Survey findings highlight mental health impact on K-12 students New research adds to the growing evidence linking stressors associated with Covid-19 and related school closures to increases in depres...

May 03, 2021

Tensions were running high at PDX Commons, a cohousing community for adults 55 and older in Portland, Oregon. Several people wanted to keep visitors off-site until all 35 residents were vaccinated. Ot...

Apr 30, 2021

The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around the status of mental healthcare in the United States. Below are the highlights from the chat. You can read the full transcript here, b...

Apr 30, 2021

THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly three-quarters of Americans say they have a preference for a specific COVID-19 vaccine, a new survey finds. The poll of 1,000 people found that m...

Apr 30, 2021

THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A pill to treat COVID-19 is being developed by Pfizer and could be available by the end of the year, company CEO Albert Bourla says. In March, Pfizer la...

Apr 30, 2021

THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Among adults aged 65 years and older, vaccination is associated with a reduced risk for COVID-19-associated hospitalization, according to research publishe...

Apr 30, 2021

New rule would fund residencies, require thorough reporting on immunizations and health surveillance The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule designed to support he...

Apr 30, 2021

If you think vaccination is an ordeal now, consider the 18th-century version. After having pus from a smallpox boil scratched into your arm, you would be subject to three weeks of fever, sweats, chill...

Apr 30, 2021

The Amish communities of northeastern Ohio engage in textbook communal living. Families eat, work and go to church together, and through the pandemic, mask-wearing and physical distancing have been sp...

Apr 30, 2021

Covid survivors are at risk from a separate epidemic of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers being prescribed to these patients, health experts say. This s...

Apr 29, 2021

WEDNESDAY, April 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Teens and young adults in West Virginia will receive a $100 savings bond if they get a COVID-19 shot, Governor Jim Justice says. The offer to people ag...

Apr 29, 2021

CDC’s real-world analysis confirms rapid-test value In real-world evaluation during a Covid-19 nursing home outbreak, serial SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing was found to be highly effective fo...

Apr 29, 2021

The participant consent forms averaged more than 8,000 words A review of informed consent forms for major Covid-19 vaccine trials found the documents to be far too long and complex for most trial r...