The 2020 holiday season was unlike any other as the risks of COVID-19 remained too high for families to safely celebrate together. A year later, precautions to slow the spread of the virus and, of course, the availability of vaccines…
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Black Americans still at higher risk for heart trouble
Black Americans have been persistently hard-hit with heart disease risk factors for the past 20 years—and social issues like unemployment and low income account for a good deal of it, a new study finds. Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease…
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Study: One in three Americans contracted COVID-19 in 2020
A new study published in the journal Nature estimates that 103 million Americans, or 31 percent of the U.S. population, had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020. Columbia University researchers modeled the spread of the coronavirus, and…
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Americans on the move as post-pandemic life begins
Americans flocked to beaches, parks and stadiums over Memorial Day weekend, as new coronavirus cases dropped to levels not seen since March 2020. With more than 40% of the country fully vaccinated and the seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases…
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Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 still wait for advice
More than 27 million Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to keep waiting for guidance from federal health officials for what they should and shouldn’t do. The Biden administration said Friday it’s focused on getting the guidance right…
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New blood pressure-lowering guidelines could benefit 25 million Americans with chronic kidney disease
A recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management from an influential global nonprofit that publishes clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease could, if followed, benefit nearly 25 million Americans, according to an analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins…
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Few clinical studies examine high blood pressure treatments for Black Americans
High blood pressure affects Black adults in the U.S. more than any other group. But studies exploring its impact on them remain scant, an analysis of clinical trials over the past decade shows. The analysis, published Monday in the Journal…
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Americans should embrace COVID-19 vaccines for the common good
Mask use, lockdowns, quarantine requirements and other breaches of once-normal life have drawn heated debate throughout the pandemic. A central question to much of it: Where does one’s freedom end and another’s begin? Dr. Carlos Espinal of the Robert Stempel…
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Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Follows ‘Special’ Diet
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 — No doubt you’ve heard friends lament they couldn’t eat bread because they were on the Keto diet, or maybe it was Paleo, or a low-carb plan or perhaps they were forgoing gluten. It’s hard to…
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What will convince Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
(HealthDay)—Promoting any emerging COVID-19 vaccine to a skeptical public could be tough. But a new survey finds vaccine uptake might rise if the shot is promoted by medical experts, not politicians, and if it’s been proven safe and effective through…
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