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FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There's good news and bad on rates of head injuries among America's bike-riding public: Rates for these...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that strong magnets in some cellphones and smartwatches can interfere with...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many people drank more to cope with the stress of the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions it placed on daily life, an...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- As usual, Dr. Mike Knapic's workday was packed. By early afternoon, the orthopedic surgeon had completed t...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- While millions of Americans rejoiced in the news on Thursday that the fully vaccinated can now skip masks in most indoor an...
Many Hispanic Americans Want to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, But Haven't
Some of the lowest U.S. COVID-19 vaccination rates are among Hispanics...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Though some think that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes, Canadian research suggests it could...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People with heart failure are 20% more likely than those with cancer to ...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) – A good movie can be more than mere entertainment: It can also help you feel more prepared to tackle life's challenges and be...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine isn't enough to develop adequate antibodies in kidney dialysis patients, Canadian resea...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Sixty-seven percent of inmates in California prisons who were offered a COVID-19 vaccine have accepted at least one dose, a...
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When the COVID-19 pandemic kept young kids indoors, their time spent watching TV and other screens rose dramatically.
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Men now have one more compelling reason to get a COVID-19 vaccine — doctors suspect the new coronaviru...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent middle-ear infections are the nemesis of many parents and young children. Now a new study sug...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for people as young as 12 offers parents more than the opportunity to pro...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery can trim waistlines, and new research suggests it could also protect aging eyes.
The study foun...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Fully vaccinated Americans can now skip face masks and social distancing in most indoor or outdoor settings, the U.S. Cen...
Former University of Hawaii Quarterback Colt Brennan Dies at 37
Former University of Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan died early Tuesday at 3...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental injectable drug appears more versatile than existing medications in treating people with different forms ...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Like certain health conditions including cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, new research shows that having HIV or ...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have developed a rapid test for gonorrhea that could help reduce the spread of the sexually transmit...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Mixing the various COVID-19 vaccines -- for example, getting a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine but having your second do...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Bacteria don't set up house in the human gut until after birth, a new study finds.
Gut bacteria are vital for dig...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In areas of the United States where opioid treatment centers are rare, addicted people can find it nearly impossible to g...
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Strokes are on the rise among people younger than 50, and new research suggests that packing on the po...
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to misleading reports spread on social media, a new study finds the COVID-19 vaccine does no damage to the plac...
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An ambitious new vaccine effort is taking aim at future coronavirus mutations that may threaten global health down the r...
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A microchip implanted in the brain has allowed a paralyzed man to communicate by text — at speeds tha...
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Can feeling young at heart, or at least younger than your actual age, help older people live healthie...
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In rare cases, people who receive the two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may experience a red, itchy p...