By By Sydney Murphy HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Whether it’s fact or brag, tweets suggest people ate healthier during COVID lockdowns and restaurant closures, a new study finds. Tweets about healthy foods rose 20% between May 2020 and January 2021, while those […]

While coronavirus cases are pushing area hospitals to their limit, one Milwaukee hospital is also seeing a surprising surge in heart transplants. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in Wisconsin”I had a virus and it attacked my heart,” heart transplant recipient Bob Garacci said. In 2016, Garacci got the news that he would […]

Researchers have identified increases in deaths during the pandemic compared with previous years. Although this is not surprising in itself, many of these excess deaths are not due to COVID-19. The authors of a new study took a look at the demographics of this increase. Researchers have identified the number […]

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many in-person activities into remote services delivered over the internet. The latest example is the dreaded visit to the dentist. Dvora Brandstatter used to drive her son Elchanan half an hour to the orthodontist and back every month to make sure […]

On March 16, the ADA issued the following statement: “The American Dental Association recognizes the unprecedented and extraordinary circumstances dentists and all health care professionals face related to growing concern about COVID-19. The ADA is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of the public and the dental team. In order […]

Nearly all dentists and oral surgeons stopped seeing patients at the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic in March; more than 90% of offices closed, canceling or postponing non-essential dental procedures in the process. Dentists have had concerns about spreading SARS-CoV-2, the respiratory illness that leads to a COVID-19 diagnosis, […]

“I was having some pain,” she said. “With the pandemic I said, ‘I’ll just have to wait until everything’s over.’” That Sunday, though, the pain became extreme. When she found a dentist who could see her, she learned she needed an emergency root canal. As part of the country’s response […]

Most of the country is holed up at home right now because of the coronavirus pandemic, but some people are choosing to relocate. It might seem like a tricky prospect to move during a global health crisis, but there are some compelling reasons to do it now. For one, many […]