California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced that anyone 65 years of age and older qualified to get a COVID-19 vaccine immediately. But actually.
Researchers say even one alcoholic drink a day can increase your risk of atrial fibrillation.
They add that the risk increases with each drink added to a person’s day.
Experts say research is mixed on whether moderate consumption of alcohol has health benefits.
Just one alcoholic drink a day can increase risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib).
That’s the conclusion of a study published in the European Heart Journal.
Researchers said they found that having an alcoholic drink every day was associated with a 16 percent increase in risk for atrial fibrillation over an average 14-year follow-up period when compared to people who didn’t drink.
One month after the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Santa Clara County, county leaders are hurrying to fix shortcomings in the rollout system.
Expansion falls short of state guidelines
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CVS pharmacists give the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to Channing House residents at the retirement community on Dec. 28, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
All Santa Clara County residents age 75 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine effective immediately, vastly expanding the number of people eligible for immunization against the virus, county officials announced in a press conference Wednesday.
County Counsel James Williams said the county now has enough doses to extend eligibility beyond the previously narrow restrictions, which only permitted front-line health care workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities to receive the vaccine. To date, an estimated 52,000 doses have already been administered, 31,000 of which were done by the county health system.
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Key investment opportunities to drive healthcare innovation in 2021
During a panel discussion at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, three physicians from Stanford Medicine discussed the investment opportunities that can help accelerate innovation in healthcare in the coming year.
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2021 has dawned with the healthcare industry still in the midst of the sea change brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many see the promise of healthcare innovation as one way to help the industry weather the pandemic that shows no signs of slowing down. But for innovation to succeed, it needs to be backed by strategic investments.
Panelists from Stanford at the virtual 39th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference outlined where some of those investments could be made.