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MONDAY, April 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of mother-to-newborn transmission of COVID-19 is low, but the illness in pregnant women can trigger preterm birth, researchers say.The new study looked at 255 babies born in Massachusetts last year to mothers with a recent positive test for COVID-19.Only about 2% of the 88% of babies who were tested for COVID-19 had a positive result.But worsening COVID-19 illness in mothers-to-be accounted for about three-quarters of preterm births in the study group. Preterm birth increases the risk of short- and long-term complications in infants, including respiratory distress, chronic health problems and developmental disabilities.The study was published online April 23 in JAMA Network Open."We found that of babies born to mothers with COVID-19,...

SUNDAY, April 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many conditions can trigger vertigo and the first step in treating it is to find out what's causing it, an expert says.Middle ear fluid, dislodged crystals in the inner ear, Meniere's disease, vestibular neuritis and vestibular migraine all can cause vertigo, according to Dr. Mina Le. She is an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon with Mountainside Medical Group in New Jersey."If your vertigo is from middle ear fluid, you likely have trouble hearing and it may sound like you're underwater," Le said in a news release from Hackensack Meridian Health."You may have pain or pressure in the affected ear," she continued. "The problem commonly begins after a head cold. A physician can look at your eardrum to confirm this diagnosis. You will get...

SATURDAY, April 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you plan to resume running after an extended break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you need to ease back in, one expert advises."There are a lot of good programs, including Couch to 5K or C25K, that focus on increasing running slowly up to about 3 miles or 30 minutes," said physical therapist Grace Neurohr, a running and bio-motion specialist for the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore."Depending on what your goals are, I typically recommend adding in a run up to three times per week and giving yourself at least one day of rest between each day to avoid overtraining," she said in a Lifebridge Health news release.In setting your initial running goals, consider your current health status, the length of your...

FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The United States should resume administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, a key advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Friday.The agency's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has determined that the benefits of the vaccine in preventing deaths and hospitalizations far outweigh the risks of rare blood clots, risks that are mainly borne by young women. The J&J vaccine has certain advantages over the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna shots also approved for use in the United States, because unlike those vaccines it requires only one dose and does not require super-cold storage.The panel vote was 10 in favor, 4 opposed and one abstention. The opposing votes favored a stronger warning for...