U.S. Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

Aug. 4, 2022 – The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday. There have been over 6,600 reported cases of the disease in the United States, up from less than 5,000 cases reported last week. “This public health emergency will allow us to explore additional strategies to get vaccines and treatments more…

Long COVID Doubles Risk of Some Serious Outcomes in Children, Teens: Study

Aug. 4, 2022 – CDC researchers report that children and teenagers with long COVID have about twice the risk of getting serious outcomes, compared to others without COVID. Heart inflammation; a blood clot in the lung; or a blood clot in the lower leg, thigh, or pelvis were the most common bad outcomes in a…

‘Self-Boosting’ Vaccines Could Be Immunizations of the Future

Aug. 4, 2022 – Most vaccines don’t come as one-shot deals. You need a series of boosters to step up your immunity to COVID-19, tetanus, and other infectious threats over time. That can mean multiple visits with a health care provider, costing you time and sometimes money. But what if you could receive just one…

Waking Up at Night Could Be Your Brain Boosting Your Memory

Aug. 3, 2022 – We tend to think a good night’s sleep should be uninterrupted, but surprising new research from the University of Copenhagen suggests just the opposite: Brief awakenings may be a sign you’ve slept well. The study, done on mice, found that the stress transmitter noradrenaline wakes up the brain many times a…

Why Exercise Doesn’t Help People With Long COVID

Aug. 3, 2022 – When Joel Fram woke up on the morning of March 12, 2020, he had a pretty good idea why he felt so lousy. He lives in New York, where the first wave of the coronavirus was tearing through the city. “I instantly knew,” says the 55-year-old Broadway music director. It was…

Many Saw ‘Meaningful’ Weight Loss from 12-Week Online Program

Aug. 2, 2022 – People lost a “clinically meaningful” percentage of body weight 12 weeks after starting a fully automated online program developed by researchers at Brown University. Primary care doctors offered the free obesity treatment program during routine care. Each week, people reported weight changes and activity and calorie consumption; attended online lessons; and…

Are Mini Robots Coming to a Hospital Near You?

Aug. 2, 2022 – Imagine being wheeled into the operating room where your surgical team awaits – the surgeon, the anesthesiologist, and … a tiny robot crab. Northwestern University scientists have built a super-small robot crab that could one day carry out delicate surgical tasks – entering your body to suture small, ruptured arteries, clear…

9 in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private

By Sydney Murphy HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 9 in 10 Americans believe that medical privacy is a right and their health data shouldn’t be for sale, a new survey from the American Medical Association shows. The survey unearthed concerns about data privacy protections and confusion about who…

Summer Flu, RSV in July, ‘Super Colds?’

Aug. 1, 2022 – Richard Martinello, MD, a professor of medicine and pediatric infectious diseases at Yale University, doesn’t expect to see a child hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the middle of summer. The illness, which can strike infants and older adults especially hard, is known as a “winter virus.” But not this…

‘Love Hormone’ No Help for Troubled Relationships: Study

Aug. 1, 2022 – Nasal sprays that contain the “love hormone” oxytocin have been marketed as a potential cure-all to improve emotional connection with others and even save troubled relationships. But a new study from the United Kingdom suggests otherwise, revealing that oxytocin spray does not make young healthy men more able to recognize emotions….