Month: July 2022

Researchers are trying to figure out the right hour of the day to do everything. Can their studies sync us up with better health? View original article Contributor: Kim Tingley

In the survey, 54 percent of adults said their lives are somewhat the same. View original article Contributor: Maham Javaid

Teenagers inside a tavern where 21 died one June night recall a mysterious gas and then a crush to escape. Community members blame the tavern owner, and the police for failing to respond. View original article Contributor: Lynsey Chutel and Zipo-zenkosi Ncokazi

Around the world, the latest Omicron subvariant, BA.5, is quickly becoming the dominant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It just took the top spot in the U.S.: As of the last week of June, BA.5 made up more than half of all new COVID-19 cases, according to new estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease … Read more

Peak heart health is rare in the U.S.—and increasingly uncommon. A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds that fewer than 7% of all American adults have optimal health across five major areas related to heart and metabolic health: weight, blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease status. … Read more

Everyone in the U.S. 6 months or older is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized the shots in June for very young children, from 6 months to 5 years old. They’re the last age demographic in the … Read more

For those receiving “true acupuncture,” headache days decreased from 20 a month at the start of the study to seven days a month at the end. View original article Contributor: Linda Searing

Often described as ground zero for the epidemic, the communities of Cabell County and Huntington, W. Va. had opted out of a settlement and lost their case at trial. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman