9436 Articles Matching "risk"
Men's Genital Bacteria Help Women Predict Their Vaginal Infection Risk
Aug 08, 2020Title: Men's Genital Bacteria Help Women Predict Their Vaginal Infection RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2020 12:00:00...
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Coronavirus shutdown causes new risk at CDC: Legionnaire's disease
Aug 08, 2020The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has closed several buildings it leases in Atlanta because Legionella bacteria have been found in their water systems -- bacteria that likely grew because of the prolonged pandemic shutdown....
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As Stimulus Talks Stalemate, New Report Finds 40 Million Americans Could Be At Risk Of Eviction
Aug 08, 2020If a new coronavirus recovery package isn’t passed, up to 43% of renter households are at risk....
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High BMI in Early Adulthood Linked to Alzheimer's
Aug 07, 2020High BMI in Early Adulthood Linked to Increased Dementia...
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High BMI in Early Adulthood Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
Aug 07, 2020Higher body mass index (BMI) in early adulthood is associated with an increased risk for dementia later in life, new research...
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Vitamin D Won't Reduce Risk of Depression
Aug 06, 2020Title: Vitamin D Won't Reduce Risk of DepressionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/4/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/5/2020 12:00:00...
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Quit my job, or risk serious illness? Parents and teachers face grueling decisions as schools reopen
Aug 06, 2020First-grade teacher Amy Forehand was stunned to learn young students in her Georgia school district will return to classrooms by the end of this month....
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Obesity Tied to Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Aug 06, 2020Obesity only posed a risk for people under 65, researchers...
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Teladoc and Livongo merge into $37 billion remote-health company as coronavirus keeps patients home
Aug 06, 2020Telehealth has been one of the massive growth stories of the Covid-19 era, as patients avoid clinics and hospitals where they risk exposure to the coronavirus. The Teladoc-Livongo deal is the third-largest in the U.S. this...
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Ancestry launches next generation sequencing product
Aug 04, 2020The company said the product will give customers information about their genetic risk for certain...
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Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
Aug 04, 2020Title: Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline WorkersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/3/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/3/2020 12:00:00...
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Fauci says he thinks there is 'a degree' of airborne spread of the coronavirus
Aug 04, 2020Dr. Anthony Fauci said it has become "much clearer" that someone is likely at greater risk if they're in an indoor space where there's less air circulation and "any degree of...
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Even With PPE, Frontline Workers Face COVID Risk
Aug 04, 2020Paramedics, who are often the first to see sick patients, are at far greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than others, the researchers...
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High odds severe Covid-19 can lead to kidney injury or failure, medical studies reveal
Aug 04, 2020Medical experts are using AI technology developed by RenalytixAI to identify biomarkers in Covid-19 patients with the highest risk of kidney...
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How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
Aug 04, 2020Title: How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/31/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/3/2020 12:00:00...
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Young Black Americans at High Risk of Hypertension
Aug 04, 2020The study, of 18- to 44-year-olds in the United States, found that high blood pressure was prevalent across all racial groups: Among both white and Mexican American participants, 22% had the...
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Do some people have protection against the coronavirus?
Aug 03, 2020Why do some people get very sick and even die from Covid-19, while others show few if any symptoms? We know some of the big factors that put people at higher risk of having a severe course of disease, but could certain people actually have some type of protection?...
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Frontline workers wearing PPE still at more than three times the risk of Covid-19 infection, new study finds
Aug 01, 2020Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for patients with Covid-19 isn't enough to completely eliminate the threat from the virus for frontline workers, according to a new study from King's College London....
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Jul 31, 2020
Listen to this public health doctor explain the risks of activities that people are doing more and more even as the pandemic continues....
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Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study
Jul 31, 2020Title: Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/30/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/30/2020 12:00:00...
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