Gripe, VSR, COVID: en esta temporada de fiestas, protéjase de la ‘triple pandemia’
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los expertos en salud pública han estado advirtiendo sobre una “triple pandemia” de virus respiratorios este otoño e invierno, y la Asociación Americana del Pulmón (American Lung Association) ofrece …
Learn MoreLas mujeres quizá tengan unas peores cefaleas en brotes
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las cefaleas en brotes son más comunes en los hombres, pero quizá sean más intensas en las mujeres, según un nuevo estudio.Los investigadores encuestaron a casi 900 pacientes diagnosticados con cefal…
Learn MoreLos expertos aconsejan dejar de hacer pruebas de COVID a los pacientes de hospital asintomáticos
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un grupo nacional de expertos en control de enfermedades recomiendan a los centros de atención de la salud de EE. UU. que dejen de hacer pruebas de la COVID-19 a los pacientes antes de la admisión al…
Learn MoreStress Can Help Bring on a Stroke, Study Shows
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Stress is rarely a good thing for your health, but new research warns that it significantly raises the risk of a stroke.The study found that increased stress at home or work and recent stressful life events —…
Learn MoreHomelessness Can More Than Double Odds of Fatal COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Homeless people in California’s largest county are more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19 as the general population, a new study finds.Researchers from the county, UCLA and the University of Southern …
Learn MoreTarget Recalls Over 200,000 Weighted Blankets After 2 Children Suffocated
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target Corp. have issued a recall for more than 200,000 Pillowfort weighted blankets for children because they can create an asphyxiation risk.Four children have…
Learn MoreScience Reveals Cause of Smell Loss in COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One of the hallmarks of a COVID-19 infection has been a lost sense of smell after the infection ends.In a new study, researchers blame an ongoing immune assault on the olfactory nerve cells — cells found at t…
Learn MoreSmokers More Prone to Memory Loss by Middle Age
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you need another reason to quit smoking, researchers have one: your mid-life brain health. Not only does smoking harm lung and heart health, but it increases the chances of middle-aged memory loss and conf…
Learn MoreObamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young adults with cancer, especially those who are Hispanic or Black, had better outcomes because of coverage available to them under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).New research explored the impact of Medicaid…
Learn MoreTake Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting around in winter works best if you’re taking good care of the feet that take you places.Orthopedic specialists at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City say they often see an uptick i…
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