Científicos obtienen información sobre cómo COVID daña el corazón
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nuevas investigaciones muestran que el virus SARS-CoV-2, causante de COVID-19 puede infectar directamente las arterias coronarias, favoreciendo la placa de ateroma en su interior, lo que puede aumentar e…
Learn MoreA los microbios les encantan los ‘puntos calientes’ en tu cuerpo
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La abuela lo sabía desde siempre: ciertos lugares en el cuerpo son “puntos calientes” para microbios poco saludables.Esa noción, a la que los autores de un nuevo estudio llamaron “la hipótesis de la abue…
Learn MoreUn tercio de los pacientes con Medicaid que tienen trastorno por consumo de opioides no reciben tratamiento
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Se ha demostrado que los medicamentos que reducen el deseo de consumo, ayudan con el trastorno por el uso de opioides, sin embargo, casi un tercio de los beneficiarios de Medicaid que enfrentan adicción …
Learn MoreEnfermedad celíaca vs. intolerancia al gluten: ¿cuál es la diferencia?
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Para la mayoría de las personas, no hay razón para renunciar al gluten definitivamente.Pero eso no es tan fácil para las personas con dos condiciones médicas relacionadas con el gluten: la enfermedad cel…
Learn MoreMajor Drug Companies Agree to Price Negotiations With U.S. Government
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.The Biden administration announced Tues…
Learn MoreSpending on Kids’ Mental Health Keeps Rising
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In yet another reminder of the psychic toll the pandemic has taken on young people, new research shows spending on mental health services for U.S. children and adolescents has risen sharply since 2020.It climb…
Learn MoreOver 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers don’t reach an agreement.More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions …
Learn MoreFollowing One Death, FDA Warns Hospitals About Giving Probiotics to Preemies
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators are cautioning doctors not to give probiotics to preterm infants.An infant given probiotics at an undisclosed hospital has died, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said in a recent …
Learn MoreSurgeons Seeing More ‘Mutilating’ Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A popular type of off-road vehicle known as a “side-by-side” has been linked to high rates of severe hand injuries, according to a new study.Side-by-sides are utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) designed to carry …
Learn MorePFAS Chemicals Tied to Later Puberty in Girls
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Exposure to ubiquitous chemicals known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, may delay puberty in girls, new research indicates.The study is the first to consider the role hormones play in the delay,…
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