Children may not have been as vulnerable as older adults to the physical consequences of COVID-19, but they have suffered emotional damage including coping with the loss of parents and other loved ones to the disease.
Lead poisoning is a serious problem, especially for children. There are ways to help limit their exposure but it's important for parents and caregivers to be aware of the dangers.
Omicron was the most contagious of the COVID-19 mutations and now there’s another so-called “stealth variant” of Omicron that researchers say is even more infectious, but doesn’t cause more severe illness.
While chest pain is often thought of as the most common symptom of a heart attack, in women back or jaw pain and other pains could signal a potentially deadly heart attack.
Cleveland Clinic cardiologists say no amount of alcohol is good for you based on new research. Alcohol raises blood pressure and that increases the risk of stroke. Previous recommendations were if you did drink alcohol you should consume no more than one drink per day for women and no more than two drinks per day [...]
The pandemic may end at some point, but researchers say we likely will be dealing with COVID-19 in some form on a long-term basis. It may be similar to the seasonal flu where a vaccine is needed every year.
While COVID vaccines have been very popular with nearly 60 percent of the population vaccinated, booster shots have only been administered to approximately 40 percent of the population. Researchers say we likely will need these boosters to stay safe from COVID over the long haul.
Messenger RNA has been used most recently to create the COVID vaccines, but researchers have been working with it in the lab in cancer research as well as treatments for other types of viruses because of its ability to target and change the immune system.
Self-care — like eating right, exercising, and getting enough sleep — took a hit during the pandemic. Experts say it’s important for long-term health.
