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Coffee Is Kind to Your Kidneys

  Coffee Is Kind to Your Kidneys By By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There's more good news for coffee lovers who already reap its other health benefits -- your favorite beverage may also help protect your kidneys. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Drinking Coffee May Be Linked to Lower Risk of Death 12.9K Play Video Drinking Coffee May Be Linked to Lower Risk of DeathNOW PLAYING Eating This Food Can Sharply Lower Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease These 7 Conditions Drastically Impact Your Risk for Severe COVID-19 This Is How a COVID-19 Infection Could Damage Your Brain NY man needs new kidney "We already know that drinking coffee on a regular basis has been associated with the prevention of chronic and degenerative diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and liver disease," said study author Dr. Chirag Parikh, director of the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins Unive
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FDA Panel to Decide on Novavax COVID Vaccine

 By By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory panel will weigh whether to recommend the emergency use of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Pfizer's COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5 Moves Closer to FDA Approval 2K Play Video Pfizer's COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5 Moves Closer to FDA ApprovalNOW PLAYING FDA Postpones Meeting With Expert Advisers on Pfizer’s Vaccine for Young Kids Pfizer's First Quarter Profits Blast Past 2022 Forecast Pfizer’s COVID Booster Shot for 5 to 11 Year Olds Authorized by FDA FDA Panel Reviewing Pfizer Clinical Trial For Children 5 and Up The decision will be based on clinical trial data the company released in January, when it first filed for approval of its vaccine. If the committee votes in favor of authorization, the FDA would have to sign off on Novavax's manufacturing process
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Studies Pinpoint Which Patients Can Skip Cancer Treatments

 FILE - This undated fluorescence-colored microscope image made available by the National Institutes of Health in September 2016 shows a culture of human breast cancer cells. A study discussed at the 2022 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology suggests some low-risk breast cancer patients can omit radiation after lumpectomy. (Ewa Krawczyk/National Cancer Institute via AP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer After surgery, some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy, according to two studies exploring shorter, gentler cancer care. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in Life 41.4K Play Video Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in LifeNOW PLAYING ‘We are really helpless’: Sri Lanka crisis leaves cancer patients without vital medicine Johnson & Johnson Cancer Lawsuits Reveal History of Human Experimentation on Black Inmates These 7 Conditions Dras
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Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo

  Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A blood test could save some colon cancer patients from getting unnecessary chemotherapy following surgery, while making sure that those who would benefit from the treatment get it, researchers report. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in Life 41.4K Play Video Ad: (30) Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in LifeNOW PLAYING This Type of Cancer Screening Takes Just Minutes VP Kamala Harris Tests Positive for COVID Here's What To Know About Rapid COVID Tests and the BA.2 Variant Watch: Scientists 3D print ear from human cells and transplant into patient in medical breakthrough The circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test looks for minute amounts of genetic material that are released by cancerous tumors, explained co-researcher Dr. Anne Marie Lennon, direc
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Vietnam's Health Minister Arrested Over COVID Test Gouging

  Vietnam's Health Minister Arrested Over COVID Test Gouging State media say Vietnam's health minister and the mayor of the capital Hanoi have been arrested in an investigation into massive price gouging of COVID-19 tests. By Associated Press | June 8, 2022, at 1:53 a.m. Save More U.S. News & World Report Vietnam's Health Minister Arrested Over COVID Test Gouging More The Associated Press FILE - A health worker takes sample from a man for COVID-19 test in Hanoi, Vietnam on Friday, Jan. 6, 2022. Vietnam’s health minister and the mayor of the capital Hanoi have been arrested as part of an expanding investigation into massive price gouging of COVID-19 tests, state media reported Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/ Hau Dinh, File) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s health minister and the mayor of the capital Hanoi have been arrested as part of an expanding investigation into massive price gouging of COVID-19 tests, state media reported. Nguyen Thanh Long wa
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Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart

  Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart By By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adult survivors of childhood cancer have a higher risk of heart problems than other adults, but are much less likely to be treated for heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol, new research shows. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in Life 41.4K Play Video Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in LifeNOW PLAYING Eating This Food Can Sharply Lower Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease This Type of Cancer Screening Takes Just Minutes Going to Sleep at This Hour Might Be Good for Your Heart Over 1 in 5 Adult COVID Survivors Could Develop Long COVID, CDC Study Finds The findings highlight the need for greater awareness among both doctors and patients of the increased risk of heart disease among t
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COVID Might Raise Odds for Psychiatric Disorders Later: Study

  COVID Might Raise Odds for Psychiatric Disorders Later: Study By By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People who've been through a bout of COVID may be more vulnerable to mental health disorders in the months following their infection, a new study warns. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip This Is How a COVID-19 Infection Could Damage Your Brain 13K Play Video This Is How a COVID-19 Infection Could Damage Your BrainNOW PLAYING Fauci Says the US Is Out of the 'Pandemic Phase' of COVID-19 Are Boosted Americans More Likely To Catch COVID-19? These 7 Conditions Drastically Impact Your Risk for Severe COVID-19 Weekly testing to end for LAUSD students, teachers Researchers analyzed data on more than 46,000 people in the United States who tested positive for COVID-19 and an equal number of people with other types of respiratory infections. None had a previous known psychiatric disorder. COVID-19 patient
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Is Politics Creating a 'Mortality Gap' for Americans?

 By By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The sharp political divide in the United States may also be creating a widening gap in death rates between those on opposing sides, new research suggests. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip LA County beach warnings 21 Play Video LA County beach warningsNOW PLAYING Biden Argues Deficit Reduction Will Help Reduce Inflation as Fed Hikes Interest Rates Despite Global Scrutiny China Defends 'Zero-COVID' Policy Johnson & Johnson Cancer Lawsuits Reveal History of Human Experimentation on Black Inmates Global Wing Virus Threatening Honeybee Populations Around the World For the study, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston analyzed death rates and federal and state election data for all U.S. counties from 2001 to 2019. During that time, deaths rates in Democratic counties fell 22% (from 850 deaths to 664 deaths per 100,000 people), compared
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WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Even after vaccination, living with HIV ups the odds for COVID infection, new research shows. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Pfizer’s 3-Dose Vaccine 80% Effective Against Omicron Infection for Youngest Children 1.4K Play Video Pfizer’s 3-Dose Vaccine 80% Effective Against Omicron Infection for Youngest ChildrenNOW PLAYING This Is How a COVID-19 Infection Could Damage Your Brain Top 5 Symptoms of ‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 White House Warns COVID-19 Cases Could Double Late This Year Are Boosted Americans More Likely To Catch COVID-19? The study found that vaccinated people living with HIV have a 28% higher risk of developing a "breakthrough" COVID infection compared to those who don't have the AIDS-causing virus. That’s the bad news. But there's good news, too: The overall risk for COVID infection among people vaccinated with at least the two primary doses remains low, regardless of their HIV status. “We thought we might see an increase in the risk of breakthrough in people with HIV because of the impact of HIV on the immune system and the role of the immune system in responding to vaccination and infection from a virus like SARS-Cov-2," reasoned study author Keri Althoff. So, the researchers weren't surprised to find "that about 4 in 100 people with HIV experience a breakthrough, compared to 3 in 100 people without HIV," said Althoff, an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health epidemiology department. But it was a relief, she said, to see that nine months after vaccination, "the rate and risk of breakthrough is low among vaccinated people with and without HIV" -- around 4% in each group. Her team analyzed data on nearly 114,000 COVID-vaccinated men and women, of whom 33,000 had HIV. Most were 55 years and up, 70% were white, and more than 9 in 10 were men. The authors focused on COVID risk during the latter half of 2021, when the more contagious Omicron variant emerged. Althoff noted that breakthrough infections were higher across the board -- regardless of HIV status -- in December, when Omicron became the dominant strain. Beyond identifying the 28% higher risk for a breakthrough infection among those with HIV, the researchers noted that certain individuals with HIV faced a higher infection risk than others. They included people under age 45, compared with those between 45 and 54. Risk was also higher among those who had not received a third (or booster) dose, and those with a prior infection. Risk of breakthrough infection in folks with HIV also increased as their T-cell counts dropped. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, T-cells are critical infection-fighting white blood cells which are typically attacked by HIV. (When an HIV patient's T-cell count falls to an extremely low level, it is often a sign of transition to full-blown AIDS.) Althoff said she and her colleagues "hypothesize that HIV-induced immune dysfunction may be playing a role in vulnerability to breakthrough COVID-19 illness." For that reason, boosters may be critical for such patients, she said. Currently, Althoff pointed out, third-dose boosters are recommended for those whose HIV is either untreated or advanced. "To increase protection against breakthrough infections, all people with HIV may need an additional dose in their primary series," she noted. That thought was echoed by Dr. Joel Blankson, a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine, who was not part of the study. Because the study showed a decrease in breakthrough infections in patients who had received a third vaccine dose, "it is important that people living with HIV get a booster dose when they are eligible," Blankson said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has COVID vaccine guidelines here. Additional research by Althoff's team suggests that hospitalization risk for breakthrough cases is higher among HIV-positive people compared to those without HIV. (Those findings are still under peer review and are not yet published.) Her advice to those with HIV: "Get vaccinated. Get boosted. Keep living your life and scale up and down your mitigation strategies -- mask-wearing, attending indoor gatherings, etc. -- based on the amount of COVID-19 transmitting in your community, and your personal health status." Dr. Thomas Gut is associate chair of medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in New York City. "The HIV-linked risk of reinfection is somewhat expected," said Gut, who had no role in the study. "In many other infectious diseases besides COVID, it's been known that patients with HIV do tend to have higher risk of both getting sick and having poorer outcomes." But patients with HIV "that have strong immune cell counts have traditionally been known to be better protected from infections compared to those with low immune system counts," he added. "It appears that COVID reinfection risk follows this same pattern." Therefore, Gut said, it is important to keep HIV infection under control as best as possible. The findings are in the June 7 issue of JAMA Network Open. More information There's more on HIV status and COVID-19 at HIV.gov. SOURCES: Keri N. Althoff, PhD, MPH, associate professor, epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore; Joel N. Blankson, MD, PhD, professor, medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore; Thomas Gut, DO, associate chair, medicine, and director, ambulatory care services, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Staten Island, N.Y.; JAMA Network Open, June 7, 2022 Copyright © 2022 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

 By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The mental health equivalent of 911 is about to launch across the United States, but a new study finds that many communities may not be prepared for it. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Improve Your Day With 15 Minutes of Mental Health Hygiene 9.2K 1 Play Video Improve Your Day With 15 Minutes of Mental Health HygieneNOW PLAYING Selena Gomez Says Four Years Without Using the Internet Has Improved Her Mental Health How To Overcome Mental Health Issues at Work Student Loan Debt Is Damaging to Mental Health, Survey Finds These Foods Will Boost Your Mental Health Beginning July 16, a new 988 number will be available 24/7 for Americans dealing with a mental health crisis. It's akin to 911, long used to get help for medical emergencies. The new code will replace the 10-digit number currently used to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which was established in 2005. Health officials
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COVID Breakthrough Infections More Likely in People Living With HIV

 WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Even after vaccination, living with HIV ups the odds for COVID infection, new research shows. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Pfizer’s 3-Dose Vaccine 80% Effective Against Omicron Infection for Youngest Children 1.4K Play Video Pfizer’s 3-Dose Vaccine 80% Effective Against Omicron Infection for Youngest ChildrenNOW PLAYING This Is How a COVID-19 Infection Could Damage Your Brain Top 5 Symptoms of ‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 White House Warns COVID-19 Cases Could Double Late This Year Are Boosted Americans More Likely To Catch COVID-19? The study found that vaccinated people living with HIV have a 28% higher risk of developing a "breakthrough" COVID infection compared to those who don't have the AIDS-causing virus. That’s the bad news. But there's good news, too: The overall risk for COVID infection among people vaccinated with at least the two primary doses remains low, regardless of their HIV status. “We thought we might
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Experts Urge Germany's Govt to Prepare for Fall COVID Wave

  Experts Urge Germany's Govt to Prepare for Fall COVID Wave BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany should prepare for several possible pandemic scenarios this fall that would likely strain the country's health system and critical infrastructure, an expert panel said Wednesday. The government-appointed panel said the country continues to have immunity gaps in the population, and it recommended promoting vaccines against the coronavirus and making them more easily available. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip G-7 Takes Steps to Better Prepare for Future Pandemics 727 1 Play Video G-7 Takes Steps to Better Prepare for Future PandemicsNOW PLAYING Germany defence budget: Parliament to vote on proposal to boost spending Germany mulls new measures amid explosion in coronavirus cases Germany Sticks to a Balanced Budget, But Is Ready for a Crisis Onlookers Accuse Police of Failing To Take Action To Stop Texas School Shooting The panel advised authorities to ensure that testing facilit
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New Vaccine May Be Option for Troops With Religious Concerns

 FILE - A vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London, Oct. 7, 2020. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal approval may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused the vaccine for religious reasons. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal approval may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Pfizer's COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5 Moves Closer to FDA Approval 2K Play Video Pfizer's COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5 Moves Closer to FDA ApprovalNOW PLAYING Increased Number of COVID-19 Deaths Among Vaccinated
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