FILE PHOTO: The chef of an izakaya, a Japanese-style dining bar, prepares to close around 20:00 local time next to sake bottles, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Issei KatoTOKYO (Reuters) -Thirsty Tokyo residents…
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Florida COVID-19 infection rate for young people among highest in 2020
Florida ranked among the states with the highest COVID-19 infection rates for younger residents in 2020, putting the state’s large elderly population at an increased risk for the coronavirus, according to a study from a researcher at Florida Atlantic University….
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Life expectancy in US fell by one full year during first half of 2020
Life expectancy in the U.S. fell by a full YEAR in the first half of 2020 – the biggest drop in two decades – amid pandemic-linked deaths and surge in fatal overdoses, CDC finds Life expectancy in the U.S. fell…
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63,000 extra deaths and a year off life expectancy—COVID in 2020 in England and Wales
An estimated 62,750 excess deaths resulted in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England and Wales, according to demographic experts at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science—who reveal life expectancy was cut for men and women by -1.3 and -1.0…
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2020 set to be deadliest year in U.S. history with 3.2 million deaths
2020 is the deadliest year in U.S. history: America is on pace for more than 3.2 million total deaths including 347K killed by COVID, 75K pandemic-related fatalities and a record 81K fatal overdoses Preliminary CDC figures suggest 2020 will be…
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Why Two Doctors Believe Misinformation Is the Biggest Threat in 2020
This article originally appeared in the December 2020 issue of Men’s Health. DR. HOWARD MARKEL is a historian of epidemics at the University of Michigan. Dr. Mike Varshavski is a New Jersey-based physician and popular online content creator. Despite their…
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Health Highlights, Nov. 23, 2020
Some noteworthy news item compiled by HealthDay staff: Donald Trump Jr. Has Coronavirus Donald Trump Jr. has tested positive for the new coronavirus, and is the latest member of the president’s familyto be infected with the virus. Trump Jr. tested…
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EU regulator could approve Covid vaccines ‘late 2020, early 2021’
Europe’s medicines regulator said Monday that it could approve the first coronavirus vaccines late this year or early next, as it evaluates the most promising candidates. The clarification came after EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said last week…
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Mental health ED visits in children up mid-March to October 2020
(HealthDay)—From mid-March to October 2020, there was an increase in the proportion of mental health-related emergency department visits among children and adolescents, according to research published in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Health Highlights: Oct. 28, 2020
Pfizer to Seek Emergency Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine In November, Pfizer plans to ask the U. S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine after safety milestones are achieved, CBS News reported Tuesday. Pfizer said its…
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