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FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For Ron Panzok and many patients like him, the battle with COVID-19 didn't end when he left the hospital. From the ambulance ride to North Shore University Hospital on New York's Long Island to the day he finally woke from a medically induced coma five weeks later, Panzok doesn't remember a thing. He missed more than a month of his life. But emerging from the coma was only the start of a long road to recovery. The left side of his body was paralyzed -- the likely result of being sedated for weeks and a possible sign of nerve damage, which studies have shown coronavirus can cause. "When I woke up from the coma, I could talk and everything, but I got scared because I couldn't move my left hand -- and I'm a lefty," said Panzok, a 66-year-old...

FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As the number of U.S. coronavirus cases passed 4.5 million on Thursday, some of America's top public health officials will return to Congress for another round of questioning on the federal government's handling of the pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, will testify Friday in front of the House's special select committee investigating the Trump administration's response to the pandemic, The New York Times reported. Joining him will be Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Adm. Brett Giroir, the administration's point person on coronavirus testing. The hearing will focus on testing, vaccines and school reopenings. On Thursday, President Donald Trump...

THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- There's a low level of awareness among American women about a form of lymphoma that can occur around breast implants, a new study finds. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is an immune system cancer. It's estimated to occur in between 1 in 3,000 and 1 in 12,000 women with textured breast implants. Smooth-surfaced implants are associated with a lower rate. More than 620 cases and at least 17 deaths from BIA-ALCL have been reported worldwide. Of 500 U.S. women surveyed, about 1 in 7 said they had heard of BIA-ALCL. However, among the 12% of respondents who had implants, slightly more than half were aware of it. After receiving information about BIA-ALCL risk, about 58% of respondents said they'd still be...

THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- After the COVID-19 pandemic had millions of New Yorkers in lockdown, the rate of routine child vaccinations plummeted -- as it did in cities across the United States. That had pediatricians worried that a second wave of illness outbreaks -- measles, whooping cough, mumps -- might follow as large groups of kids were left vulnerable. But a new report from the nation's largest city finds that parents have largely gotten the message, and vaccination rates are now rebounding. After a steep decline in March and April, "the increase in vaccine administration seen in May and June is encouraging," reports a team led by Dr. Jane Zucker, of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. At its worst, during the week of April 5-11, there...