By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 The record-breaking numbers surrounding the Omicron surge are dizzying, with so many Americans falling prey to the highly infectious COVID-19 variant. The United States reported more than 1.3 million COVID cases on Monday, the highest daily total recorded for any country in the world. The seven-day […]

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) In an effort to keep kids in classrooms, the White House announced Wednesday that 10 million free coronavirus tests will be provided to schools around the country every month while the wildly contagious Omicron variant continues to surge. President Joe Biden has been pushing for months to have schools […]

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) The chance of someone who is covered by Medicaid surviving cancer may depend in part on where they live, a new analysis finds. In states that had lower Medicaid income eligibility limits, cancer survival rates were worse for cancers both in early and late stages compared to states with […]

TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) Parents, brace yourselves. As the Omicron variant surges and U.S. schools deal with a substitute teacher shortage and related pandemic fallout, don’t be surprised if a return to remote or hybrid learning leads your kids to act out, a new study warns. Previous shifts from in-person to remote or […]

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) People on bone-protecting drugs often take breaks from them for a few years. Now a new study finds that a “holiday” from the medication risedronate (Actonel) may come with a slightly increased risk of hip fracture. Researchers found that compared with a drug holiday […]

Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 There’s an urgent need for blood donations as the United States’ blood supply drops to one of its lowest levels in over a decade, the America Red Cross said Tuesday. In the past few weeks, blood […]

TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Pregnant women in the U.S. who face adverse social conditions where they live, work, learn and play are at higher risk for poor heart health, a new study suggests. That can lead to early cardiovascular disease and death – and it can affect their children’s health, said […]

TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) Americans should avoid travel to Canada due to “very high” levels of COVID-19 cases in that country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. The agency placed Canada under a Level 4 travel health notice, which is the highest category and includes other countries such as […]