Vaccines help keep the elderly out of hospitals

Editor’s Note: Find the latest news and guidance on COVID-19 in Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. People over the age of 65 who were completely vaccinated with Pfizer / BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccines were 94% less likely to be hospitalized than unvaccinated people in the same age group, according to the CDC. Partially vaccinated people […]

Will the baby have allergies? The first poop can tell

By Cara MurezHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) – An infantile will generate a lot of poop during the first year of life, but the former can provide key clues about the risk of developing allergies. The researchers analyzed meconium samples from 100 babies enrolled in the CHILD cohort study, a long-term health […]

DeSantis will sign a “voter suppression” bill denounced by activists News Elections

Florida will become the last state to take measures that limit access to ballot boxes and postal voting. The Florida legislature passed a bill Thursday afternoon that makes it difficult to access ballot boxes and e-mail ballots, making it the last Republican-led state to push what activists say . suppression of voters. Democrats say Republican […]

Many Americans suspended cancer testing because of COVID-19

(Reuters Health) – Nearly 10 million screenings of three common cancers were lost in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. A comparison of monthly screening rates during the spring and summer of 2020 with rates during 2018 and 2019 revealed a 90.8% decline in breast cancer screening, 79.3% […]

Make decisions about changing birth control methods

Over time, yours Birth control it may no longer fit your lifestyle or you may want to change it for any reason. It is normal and completely safe to change birth control methods, whenever you first talk to your doctor. Learn about different type of birth control and how to change safely can help you […]

Promising addiction medication for chronic and refractory pain

Low dose naltrexone (LDN) may be effective in treating chronic refractory pain, early research suggests. Preliminary data from a retrospective review of patients with chronic pain showed that those who received LDN experienced a significant improvement in both pain and disability. Dr. Kaivalya Deshpande “Naltrexone has been studied especially in the context of the opioid […]

Remotely monitored brain stimulation at home offers pain relief

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), performed at home but monitored remotely, is feasible and effective in management osteoarthritis (OA) pain in older adults, shows new research. In a small open-label study of 20 patients with knee OA, 2 weeks of home treatment with tDCS significantly reduced pain scores by more than 50%. In addition, treatment […]