by Richard A. Hendricks | Aug 30, 2021 | Health News
Covid-19 patients infected with the Delta variant had about double the risk of hospitalization compared to those infected with the Alpha variant, according to the study published Friday in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. “The results suggest that...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 9, 2021 | Health News
The analysis by researchers at Georgetown University identified 30 clusters of counties with low vaccination rates and significant population sizes. The five most significant of those clusters are sprawled across large swaths of the southeastern United States and a...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jun 26, 2021 | Health News
The warning notes that reports of adverse events following vaccination — particularly after the second dose — suggest increased risks of both types of heart inflammation. Earlier this week, vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jun 9, 2021 | Health News
Contextualizing those risks and benefits in a rational way is a lot harder than it may seem. Research has found that our brains are inclined to process risk as a feeling rather than through an analytical approach. “With medical care in general, there is a great deal...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jun 8, 2021 | Health News
Assessing health risks — especially when you’re risking not only your health but other people’s — is a different ball game. As the United States continues reopening even as other countries are still in the grip of the pandemic, people are assessing risk...