Feb 04, 21:00

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 8:05 PM Health - Massachusetts records 4,195 coronavirus cases as metrics continue to improve       The state recorded 4,195 coronavirus cases on Friday as the public-health metrics in Massachusetts continue to point in the right direction. The new 4,195 confirmed cases is...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 7:45 PM Health - Wastewater COVID detection science linked to MIT goes nationwide       Wastewater testing first started with a discovery by MIT researchers is being used nationwide as an early warning sign - and not just for coronavirus. Estimates suggest that...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 7:15 PM Health standards and sex ed stir things up at state board of education meeting again       'Why do we have to keep going back to the sex of our little kids?' New board member Kirk Penner proposes changes

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 6:47 PM Health - Lockdowns weren't worth it and other comentary       Libertarian: Lockdowns Weren't Worth It "Restrictive public health measures were sold as temporary trade-offs," i.e. "we give up freedom of movement, trade, and normal social...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 6:43 PM Health - DeSantis Pick for Florida Top Doc 'Created Acrimony' at Former Job: Report       A spokesperson for the state Health Department said the release of the comments was a clear attempt to "smear" Joseph Ladapo as he faces confirmation hearings.

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 6:41 PM Health - Dr. Nicole Saphier: We Need To Allow COVID To Be Endemic       Listen To The Full Interview Below: Dr. Nicole Saphier, Board Certified Medical Doctor, Senior Fox News Medical Contributor joined the Guy Benson Show to talk about the next...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 6:37 PM Health - Seminole County antibody treatment location forced to close as supplies run out       As a federally qualified health center, True Health gets its supply from the state's allotment from the federal government, but supplies are running out.

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 6:15 PM Health - Why does wastewater monitoring for COVID-19 work so well?       "We all poop and poop doesn't lie," said Dr. Todd Ellerin, chief of infectious diseases at South Shore Health.

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 6:13 PM Law experts focus on solutions to address mental health and substance abuse needs in the profession       One of the many lasting consequences of the pandemic will be the way it's impacted mental health.

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 6:09 PM Health - Though rare, Moderna Covid vaccine recipients have higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer       A CDC survey of health-care providers found that 81% of their patients who developed myocarditis after vaccination completely or probably recovered.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 5:29 PM Expert Q&A: Losing the Baby Weight        For expert advice on how to lose baby weight the healthy way, WebMD turned to Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD; a dietitian; author of Expect the Best; mom of three daughters; and an expert in pregnancy, lactation and kids' nutrition.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 4:37 PM COVID-19 Was Leading Cause of Death in L.A. Over Past Two Years        COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in Los Angeles County during the past two years, surpassing coronary heart disease, according to an announcement from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 4:14 PM Medicare Will Provide Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Soon        Medicare will cover the cost of over-the-counter rapid COVID-19 tests beginning in the "early spring," according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 3:47 PM Q&A: Long COVID Symptoms, Management, and Where We're Headed        Diagnosing long COVID can be tricky, but believing patients and addressing their differing needs -- including mental health -- can help with recovery, experts say.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 3:17 PM 2 Dead From Listeria Outbreak Linked to Dole Packaged Salads        A listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads has resulted in two deaths, the CDC says.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 2:32 PM No COVID Vax, No Transplant: Unfair or Good Medicine?        COVID vaccinations -- and some people's resistance to them -- have turned what used to be routine preparation for organ transplants controversial.

Mark's Daily Apple Friday, February 4, 2022 2:34 PM New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 163       Research of the Week Healthy forests need elder trees. Feelings of general fatigue predict death in older adults. Magnesium is important for immune function. Living filtration membranes are better at improving water quality than artificial, dead membranes. Bacteriophages are going to be important going forward. Vitamin D is still important against COVID. New Primal Kitchen Podcasts Primal Kitchen Podcast, Episode 15: Heal and Hack Your Hormones with Health Coach Katie Bressack Primal Kitchen Podcast, Episode 16: Kanchan Koya's Spicy Secret to Inspired Health Primal Health Coach Institute: Laura Krippner Primal Health Coach Institute: Ean Price Murphy Media, Schmedia Let's hope Denmark succeeds and more follow. Beautiful photos of polar bears taking over an abandoned weather station. Interesting Blog Posts Of Norway, chickens, and DHA. Recommended coffee gear. Social Notes Why Belgium has such great fries. I have a dream. Everything Else People have always played and always will. Regenerative animal agriculture beats conventional cattle feeding operations. Things I'm Up to and Interested In Stupid move: Vegan Fridays at NY public schools. Interesting concept: Posture springs. Thanks a lot: Nice move, Balkan hunter gatherers. Not surprising: Vitamin D and omega-3s important against autoimmune disease. Interesting: Are mutations really random? Question I'm Asking How's the new year been so far? Recipe Corner Japchae: sweet potato (gluten free) glass noodles. Skirt steak is one of the best steaks around. Even better with mango salsa. Time Capsule One year ago (Jan 29 – Feb 4) The Art of Boredom: How to Do It Right — It's an art. How to Quit Sweets, For Real This Time — This is how to do it. Comment of the Week "I don't catch colds. I haven't had a cold in at least 15 years, whereas I used to get them 3 or 4 times every winter. Bad ones. Then years ago, an alternative healthcare provider told me, 'Don't medicate a cold. Let your immune system do its job without interfering.' I took his advice. It was miserable at first because I took absolutely nothing, just drank a lot of hot tea with lemon. But I stopped getting sick so frequently. Eventually I stopped catching colds altogether. There might be more to it than that, but I'm not aware of anything else I do or don't do. Does anyone else "beat" colds by simply not getting them?" -Important concept: do nothing. The post New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 163 appeared first on Mark's Daily Apple.

Feb 04, 14:00

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 1:33 PM Health - Chinese dissident Ai voices criticism as Winter Games open       The dissident Chinese architect behind the Beijing stadium hosting Friday's opening ceremony of the Winter Games has scoffed at the head of the U.N. health agency, saying China...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 1:31 PM Health - Iowa's positive COVID-19 tests, positivity rate continues to show steady decline       Iowa's positive COVID-19 tests and positivity rate continue to fall, Iowa Department of Public Health numbers show Friday.

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 1:13 PM Health - NIH Director Francis Collins is Leaving With a Warning for Some Politicians       Before he stepped down on Dec. 19, Dr. Francis Collins was the longest-serving director of the National Institutes of Health since presidents began to appoint them. Installed...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 1:13 PM Health - How Strangers Use Storytelling to Help Others-and Themselves       Last December, as COVID-19 cases spiked and travel restrictions tightened, Deborah Goldstein and her 85-year-old mother journeyed to a faraway forest in Scotland. There...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 1:13 PM South Bay agency works to connect people of color to mental health resources       Though the topic of mental health has slowly become less taboo in general, stigma around it still exists - particularly in communities of color.

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 1:09 PM Health - Biden Is Wrestling With the Volatile Politics of Crime       Biden is wrestling with the volatile politics of crime, a controversial issue which may impact his popularity, writes Julian Zelizer. But it would a big mistake if he let the...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 12:51 PM Health - COVID falling in 49 of 50 states as deaths near 900,000       With the brutal omicron wave rapidly easing its grip, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of the 50 states, even as the nation's death toll closes in on another...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 12:51 PM Health - How long-term cannabis use can damage lungs       Smoking cannabis leads to lung damage, but in a different way to tobacco, new research has found. The findings come from the long-running Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 12:39 PM Health - Fran McCaffery tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Hawkeye basketball game       The University of Iowa announced Friday that head men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery has entered health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID-19.

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 12:31 PM Health - New highly virulent and damaging HIV variant discovered in the Netherlands       A new HIV variant with higher virulence and more damaging health impacts has been discovered in a new study.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 1:48 PM CDC Using Viral Particles From Feces to Track COVID        The CDC's online COVID Data Tracker will now include information on COVID-19 particles found in community wastewater, something that will help detect viral surges as at-home tests have left many cases unreported.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 11:56 AM Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Raise Heart, Cancer Risks        The drugs are now required to carry warnings about the increased risks.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 11:43 AM 2 Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's        New research shows two rheumatoid arthritis drugs show potential for lowering the risk of Parkinson's disease.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 11:23 AM U.S. Kids Still Dying From Toppling TVs, Furniture        Between 2018 and 2020, an average of 22,500 Americans a year required emergency department treatment for tip-over injuries.

WebMD Health Friday, February 4, 2022 11:01 AM More Destructive Variant of HIV Spotted in the Netherlands        The variant seems to attack a patient's immune system much more aggressively than more common strains.

Feb 04, 07:00

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 6:03 AM Health - NHS strikes deal on 'world's most expensive drug'       England's National Health Service will roll out a treatment for a rare genetic disorder affecting young children The NHS has made an agreement to provide young patients with...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 6:01 AM Health - Fauci is the villain in new GOP campaign ads       Anthony Fauci has been a GOP target for nearly two years, as the party cast the president's chief medical adviser as a villain for pandemic-era policies. Now he's emerging as a...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 5:43 AM Health - 'Ground up and spit out': Inside the Hill staffer Instagram rebellion       Pay so low that aides survive on food stamps. Office cultures that drive committed employees to seek mental health support. Staffers of color feeling cut off from pursuing...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 4:53 AM Health - Japan border policy keeps thousands of foreigners in limbo       Hundreds of thousands of foreigners have been denied entry to study, work or visit families in Japan, which has kept its doors closed to most overseas visitors during the pandemic

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 4:03 AM Health - Bali reopens to foreign travelers from all countries       Direct international flights to Bali have resumed for the first time in two years as Indonesia opens the resort island to foreign travelers from all countries, but mandatory...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 1:07 AM Health - Europe is entering a 'ceasefire' with COVID-19 that could mean an end to its pandemic, a top WHO expert says       WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge previously dangled the idea of a pandemic "endgame" for Europe in an interview with AFP last month. Alexander Astafyev/TASS via...

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 12:51 AM Health - More than 100 employees stayed the night to care for patients at Good Samaritan Hospital       Whether it's COVID-19 or snow and ice, some health care workers are doing whatever it takes to give patients the best care possible.

Health feed - News BreaK Friday, February 4, 2022 12:07 AM Health - Moore: Combating COVID federal government's epic failure       The tally for how much the federal government spent to combat COVID-19 is now estimated to be $5 trillion. It is more than the combined costs of World Wars I and II. The left...

Feb 04, 00:00

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 11:13 PM Health - Canada province vows to end Covid restrictions 'very soon'       Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said it's time to get 'back to normal' Canada's Saskatchewan province will soon lift all of its Covid-19 measures, the regional government said...

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 10:49 PM UC Davis Health warns of increase in MIS-C cases among unvaccinated children       Medical experts at UC Davis are escalating concerns over dangerous long-term impacts of COVID-19 in unvaccinated children.

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 10:23 PM Health - Washington state sued a 'sham' COVID-19 testing center claiming it sent patients 'invalid, false, and delayed' test results       A medical worker carries RT-PCR swab tests at a pre-departure coronavirus disease testing facility. Loren Elliott/Reuters The Washington AG sued a coronavirus testing company...

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 10:09 PM Health - Strained US hospitals seek foreign nurses amid visa windfall       With American hospitals facing a dire shortage of nurses amid a slogging pandemic, many are looking abroad for health care workers.

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 9:49 PM Health - Tonga Managed to Avoid COVID for More Than Two Years. Now Foreign Aid Has Brought the Virus With It       BANGKOK - For more than two years, the isolation of the Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga helped keep COVID-19 at bay. But last month's volcanic eruption and tsunami brought...

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 9:37 PM Illinois students can now take up to 5 mental health days a year with a doctor's note       Illinois students can now take up to five mental health days per school year without a doctor's note.

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 9:37 PM Health - Dr. Oz rails against China on the campaign trail. But he made millions there       Republican Mehmet Oz, whose Pennsylvania Senate campaign against David McCormick is focused on the former hedge fund CEO's China ties, has his own close relationship with the...

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 9:17 PM Health - Reaction mixed to $1.3B proposed Boston school budget       Reaction to the proposed $1.3 billion city school spending plan was mixed as officials grapple with trying to improve education amid the COVID pandemic. The budget - the...

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 9:15 PM Health care workers were being attacked during the pandemic       Many nurses, doctors and paramedics didn't have time to pursue charges

Health feed - News BreaK Thursday, February 3, 2022 9:07 PM Health - NYC's Third Avenue on UES goes from retail hub to stretch of doctors, dentists       The doctor is in on Third Avenue from Bloomingdale's north to East 79th Street. So are the dentist, the veterinarian and your neighborhood cryotherapist. The corridor that was...

WebMD Health Thursday, February 3, 2022 11:30 PM Putting the Power of Motherhood in Your Hands        How digital research aims to revolutionize maternal-child health.