A study conducted by the University of South Australia has gone against the common literature relating poor eyesight to brain decline, finding that cognitive tests can misdiagnose older people with age-related vision decline with cognitive decline by up to 25 percent. “A mistaken score in cognitive tests could have devastating ramifications, leading to unnecessary changes…
Scientists Find Age-Related Vision Impairment Not Indicative of Cognitive Impairment
May 9, 2022
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What Parents Need to Know About the Increase in Mysterious Hepatitis Cases in Children
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said last week it is investigating more than 100 mysterious hepatitis cases among children in at least 25 states. Most of the children have been hospitalized, and five deaths have been reported so far. The CDC has issued a health advisory to doctors and clinics so…
Good Neighbors Found to Be Important for Good Mental Health
May 9, 2022
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Researchers from Australia have discovered through a nationally-representative survey that living in community-minded neighbourhoods can have a major impact on a person’s mental health. A survey undertaken by Australian National University (ANU) which monitored over 3000 people during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, showed that the social relationships provided within good neighbourhoods protect residents against anxiety,…
Japan Reports More Suspected Cases of Unexplained Acute Hepatitis In Children
May 7, 2022
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At least seven possible cases of acute hepatitis—inflammation of the liver—in children have been identified in Japan, the Health Ministry said Friday, but the cause of the cases is yet unknown. The first case was reported on April 25, followed by the second on April 28. Four more possible cases were reported on May 6,…
CDC Investigating 109 Mysterious Hepatitis Cases in Children, Including 5 Deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating more than 100 cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis in children, saying that five have died so far. Dr. Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy director of infectious diseases, said during a briefing said the agency is investigating 109 cases of acute hepatitis, or…
People Can Still Get J&J Vaccine If They Have a Problem With Other Two Shots: White House
May 6, 2022
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People who, for whatever reason, do not want to get a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine can still get the Johnson & Johnson shot, a top White House health official said on May 6. “If you have a problem with one of those two vaccines, then Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is still an option for…
Therapies That Can Help Ease Long COVID Breathlessness, Fatigue
Occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms like extreme fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, a pair of new studies from Ireland suggest. The studies reflect two different — in some ways, opposite — approaches to dealing with symptoms that tend to plague long COVID patients. One study taught long COVID…
What should I do if I have long COVID?
Over two years into the pandemic, an alarming number of people continue to develop symptoms months after recovering from COVID-19. It’s estimated that anywhere from 10 to 30% of people that have been infected with COVID-19 will develop long COVID symptoms.1 “Long-haulers” report a wide range of physical, mental, and cognitive symptoms — including chronic fatigue,…
FDA Investigating Reports of COVID Relapses Following Use of Pfizer’s Pill
May 4, 2022
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating reports of relapses among people who took Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill. The FDA “is evaluating the reports of viral load rebound after completing paxlovid treatment and will share recommendations if appropriate,” an agency spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email. In a recent preprint case report,…
10 More States Report Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreaks in Children
At least 10 more states across the United States are reporting similar cases of severe acute hepatitis—liver disease of unknown origin—after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a national health alert regarding a mysterious cluster of the virus on April 21. The cases involve previously healthy children between the ages of 1 month to 16 years…
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