Flu, Colds Increasing as COVID-19 Restrictions Are Eased: Here Are the Symptoms for Each Illness
Many health officials expect influenza and cold cases to increase this fall and winter as COVID-19 safety protocols are eased.Experts note many symptoms for the flu and COVID-19 are similar, including fever and body aches. However, breathing difficulty is more common with COVID-19.Health officials...
CDC Lifts Mask Mandate for Fully Vaccinated Students, Teachers: How Will That Work?
Texas, Alabama, and several other states are canceling mask mandates and allowing businesses to open at, or near, full capacity.Elected officials cite the FDA’s emergency approval of three COVID-19 vaccines as well as emerging therapeutics as rationale for the easing of restrictions.Health experts argue...
FDA Adds Warning to J&J Vaccine Over Very Rare Side Effect
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a very rare side effect known to occur after other infections and vaccinations.There have been 100 reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome out of the 12.8 million people who have been vaccinated with the one-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine.Health experts widely agree...
Can Aerobic Exercise Improve Cognitive Function and Decrease Alzheimer’s Disease Risk?
Researchers are investigating ways to help improve cognitive function and potentially decrease dementia risk.One in three seniors dies from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and it kills more people than breast and prostate cancers combined.Now a new study has found evidence that one year...
Yes, Donald Trump’s final days in office were even worse than we thought
Donald Trump's final days as president were defined by near-total chaos as House Democrats moved to impeach him for his action (and inaction) during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol even as the soon-to-be-former president sought to use the power of his...
Orbán wants a Chinese university in Hungary. Opponents see a chance to turn his nationalist rhetoric against him
A derelict plot on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, might seem like an unusual epicenter for a political earthquake.But that was before Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's populist government announced a controversial planfor a prestigious Shanghai university to open its first...
9 Ways to Sleep Better with Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis can cause physical and emotional symptoms that make it difficult to sleep.Adjusting your sleep position, meditating, practicing sleep hygiene, and changing your mealtimes could lead to better sleep.Doctors and mental health professionals can also provide additional support.
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is known for...
Be Very Careful Where You Build That Seawall
Walls are meant to keep out rising seas—but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors.
THINK BACK TO being a kid at the beach, building walls around your sandcastles. If you engineered those fortifications properly, the...
COVID-19 Updates: Officials Investigate Potential Side Effects of Vaccine Booster Shots
More than 4 million people have died from COVID-19 globally.More than half of U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated.COVID-19 cases remain high in some parts of the world, like India, where few people have been vaccinated.
Update on COVID-19 numbers
Globally, there have been more than...