Why you could still be dehydrated even if you’re not thirsty: Plenty of fluids are essential for good health… and drinking more may boost both your heart and your mood Heart failure is the latest on the list of things that can be prevented or improved by staying well hydrated….
Study: Vaccines still effective against delta variant
Obtaining two vaccine doses remains the most effective way to ensure protection against the COVID-19 delta variant of concern dominant in the UK today, according to a study from the University of Oxford. Conducted in partnership with the Office of National Statistics (ONS) and the Department for Health and Social…
Here’s Why You Should Still Get The Vaccine Even If You’ve Had COVID-19
You’ve had COVID-19 and thought it wasn’t as bad as the media has been making it out to be. Maybe you felt under the weather for a little while, and lost your sense of taste and smell for a few weeks, but now you feel fine. You feel you have…
Can I still spread the coronavirus after I'm vaccinated?
Pfizer says its COVID vaccine is safe for children ages 12-15 FOX News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on drugmaker’s pledge to parents on ‘America Reports’ Can I still spread the coronavirus after I’m vaccinated? It’s possible. Experts say the risk is low, but are still studying how…
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious virus could still be stopped. A year later, the U.N. agency is still struggling to keep on top of the…
Majority of women can still give birth naturally if their water breaks early
About 11% of women who carry to term will experience prelabor rupture of membrane—a condition where the amniotic sac breaks open early, but labor doesn’t begin. Typically, when a woman’s water breaks but labor doesn’t start, labor is induced. But a new University of Michigan study found that expectant management—waiting…
Imagine having your period and no money for pads or tampons. Would you still go to school?
The New South Wales Education Department said last week said it would trial a program to hand out free pads and tampons in schools. Department secretary Mark Scott said: “We are developing work on a pilot program around this and details will be emerging on that shortly.” In a recent…
Can vaccinated people still spread the coronavirus?
So you’ve gotten your coronavirus vaccine, waited the two weeks for your immune system to respond to the shot and are now fully vaccinated. Does this mean you can make your way through the world like the old days without fear of spreading the virus? Deborah Fuller is a microbiologist…
Why AstraZeneca and J&J’s Vaccines, In Use the World Over, Are Still on Hold in America
The World Health Organization greenlighted emergency use of AstraZeneca and Oxford’s covid-19 vaccine this month, following in the steps of the United Kingdom, the European Union and others, who are already injecting it as quickly as possible into the masses. But the United States is still waiting. As covid deaths…
Can vaccinated people still spread COVID-19? How long does immunity last? Here’s what science knows now
Six times over the course of a year, some select COVID-19 vaccine recipients at the University of Pennsylvania are rolling up their sleeves for a different kind of needle: one that draws blood. At each session, 10 vials of scarlet fluid are collected, bar-coded, and archived in laboratory freezers. Some…
UK passes 100,000 coronavirus deaths as outbreak still rages
More than 100,000 people have died in the United Kingdom after contracting the coronavirus, a year into Europe’s deadliest outbreak, figures from the government showed Tuesday. Britain is the fifth country in the world to record 100,000 virus-related deaths, after the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico, and by far…