Almost since the beginning of the pandemic, doctors believed they knew the most dangerous COVID-19 risk factors.
They were thought to be old age, obesity, diabetes, and lung, heart, and kidney illnesses.
But a major new Harvard University study has uncovered a previously unknown risk factor that make people far more vulnerable to getting a severe case of COVID. It analyzed the medical records of nearly 17,000 coronavirus patients.… Read More
On the day that Shelly Kendeffy got her second dose of the Moderna vaccine, the side effects hit her hard. She had a sore arm, body aches, and by evening it felt like the flu.
“My teeth were chattering, but I was sweating,” said Shelly, a medical technician in State College, Pa.[1]
By the next day she had recovered enough to go to work.… Read More
You may have read how the coronavirus crisis has caused health to suffer even in people who have not been infected.
Studies have found that Americans are putting on weight and suffering from mental health issues at unprecedented rates.[i] [ii]
Now, new research shows that many people with chronic pain conditions report they are hurting more.
This is no small matter.… Read More
Samantha was in the shower when she first felt it. There was a lump. It was near the side of her breast, just below her armpit.
Every woman knows—or should know—what this could mean.
“My aunt had breast cancer and is in remission,” Samantha said. “And there’s been other types of cancer on my paternal side. So I definitely thought this was something serious.”… Read More
The news was alarming to anyone who has taken the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine…
The federal government called for injections of the single-dose vaccine to be halted after six recipients suffered blood clots. All were women between ages 18 and 48. One died. Another was hospitalized in critical condition.[1]
Some 6.8 million people in the U.S. have received the J&J shots.… Read More
Many people take fish oil for heart health. But a new study found that the supplement could offer an important added benefit during the pandemic.
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles found that COVID-19 patients with high blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids are less likely to die than those with lower levels.[1]
Omega-3 fatty acids are the active ingredient in fish oil supplements.… Read More