Month: November 2021

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news. View original article Contributor: Toby Bilanow

Health officials cited pandemic staffing shortages and longer hospital stays for those who earlier delayed treatment; Covid cases are far from the state’s peak. View original article Contributor: Amanda Holpuch

When 12-year-old Aiden Ramsankar was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2019, his family was shocked. His sister, Ava, however, saw an opportunity. The daughter of an entrepreneur, she and … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

More than 30 years ago, Louis Foranoce was diagnosed with diabetes. In 2012, after topping the scales at 400 pounds, he had lap-band surgery. After the surgery, in which a … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

For most of us, exercise impacts our hunger and weight in unexpected and sometimes contradictory ways. View original article Contributor: Gretchen Reynolds

On Nov. 19, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), supported an advisory committee’s advice and expanded the group of people who can now get COVID-19 booster doses to include all adults over age 18. But just because you’re now eligible for a booster shot, do you need to … Read more

Grappling with Europe’s punishing fourth wave of COVID-19, Austria’s government took bold steps to combat the spread of the disease on Friday — not merely sending the country back into lockdown for three weeks, but also announcing the first national COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the western world. Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says the mandate, due to … Read more

It’s entirely possible to love and dread the holidays at the same time—especially in 2021, which promises awkward conversations along with glad tidings and good cheer. As families and friends plan to get together this year, they’ll not only need to weigh the risk of getting sick from COVID-19, but also the possibility that some … Read more

Peer-reviewed data indicates the shots, which are used in several dozen countries, work well in preventing severe illness. But questions linger about the quality of the research. View original article Contributor: Derek Hawkins