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Insurance Companies Stop Waiving Out-of-Pocket COVID Costs

08/20/2021 Health News

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Americans may be hit with surprising bills in the future if they’re hospitalized with COVID-19. While vaccines and testing are still free, many insurance companies are no longer waiving out-of-pocket expenses for people hospitalized with the coronavirus, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports. Early in the pandemic, […]

India approves emergency use of 2nd locally-made COVID-19 shot

08/20/2021 Health News

India on Friday authorised the emergency use of a second homegrown COVID-19 vaccine, which is also the first approved for children older than 12 in the country. India’s Department of Biotechnology announced its approval for ZyCoV-D, by Indian pharmaceutical firm Zydus Cadila, as the “world’s first and India’s indigenously developed DNA-based vaccine for COVID-19.” The approval for ZyCoV-D, which can […]

Mindfulness may improve cognition in older adults

08/20/2021 Health News

Mindfulness may provide modest benefits to cognition, particularly among older adults, finds a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers. The systematic review and meta-analysis, published in Neuropsychology Review, found that, while mindfulness is typically geared towards improving mental health and well-being, it may also provide additional benefits to brain health. The study’s lead author, PhD student Tim Whitfield […]

A combination of oral bacteria and intranasal vaccine provide protection from influenza A virus and COVID-19

08/20/2021 Health News

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by a novel respiratory virus known as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is a positive sense, single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus that has claimed more than 4.4 million lives worldwide as of August 19, 2021. In the past, the influenza virus, which is another type of respiratory virus, […]

Simone Biles Six-Pack Abs Are Jaw Dropping Wearing A Blue Bikini In Her New Mirror Selfie On Instagram

08/20/2021 Health News

Simone Biles has been soaking up tons of pool time and showing off her bikini style after returning from the Olympics. The gymnast shared a new mirror selfie wearing another adorable bikini, a pale blue set, and showed off her super strong bod. Simone previously told Women’s Health that she usually spends five or six hours a day training at […]

Smells and emotions tug on the brains habenula, or little rein

08/20/2021 Health News

A tiny region in the middle of the brain plays a far more important role than previously known in helping it respond to changes in the environment, a new study shows. This region is called the habenula, a name that reflects its directional role. Habenula means “little rein” in Latin, and a rein, of course, is the leather strap on […]

Patients on Dialysis Need mRNA COVID Booster Shot: UK Study

08/20/2021 Health News

In-center hemodialysis patients — especially those without prior COVID-19 who received two doses of an adenoviral-vector vaccine — should receive a booster shot with a third dose of an mRNA-type COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, evidence from a new UK study suggests. The findings are from an interim analysis of a planned study in more than 1000 patients on […]

COVID anxiety rising amid delta surge, AP-NORC poll finds

08/20/2021 Health News

DENVER — Anxiety in the United States over COVID-19 is at its highest level since winter, a new poll shows, as the delta variant rages, more states and school districts adopt mask and vaccination requirements and the nation’s hospitals once again fill to capacity. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that majorities of […]

MHRA approves first monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 in the UK

08/20/2021 Health News

Following on from a thorough review of the evidence carried out by the MHRA, and recommendation by the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), the government's independent expert scientific advisory body, the MHRA has approved Ronapreve as the first monoclonal antibody combination product indicated for use in the prevention and treatment of acute COVID-19 infection for the UK. Developed by Regeneron/Roche, […]

An autoimmune disorder may underlie male infertility

08/20/2021 Health News

Investigators have found that the absence of autoimmune regulator (Aire) in mice results in fertility problems similar to those affecting men with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS-1). Aire-dependent central tolerance plays a critical role in maintaining male fertility by preventing autoimmune attack against multiple reproductive targets, they report in the American Journal of Pathology. “Male factors account for a […]

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