Más estados permiten a los farmacéuticos recetar anticonceptivos
MARTES, 6 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ahora, los farmacéuticos pueden recetar anticonceptivos hormonales en 20 estados de EE. UU., además de Washington, D.C., lo que da a las mujeres un acceso más fácil a la anticoncepción, señala un info…
Learn MoreAumentan los casos de gripe en EE. UU., e instan a los adultos mayores a vacunarse
MARTES, 6 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los expertos les piden a los adultos mayores que se vacunen contra la gripe lo antes posible, mientras una temporada de gripe excepcionalmente desagradable se despliega por todo Estados Unidos.Ya se h…
Learn MoreMonitorizar los sonidos del inodoro podría ayudar a detectar enfermedades
MARTES, 6 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un pequeño sensor de sonido en el inodoro, que puede diferenciar entre orinar, defecar y la diarrea, podría algún día ayudar a prevenir los brotes de cólera. “La esperanza es que este sensor, que tien…
Learn MoreEl riesgo de una hipertensión de nueva aparición aumenta tras el embarazo
MARTES, 6 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una de cada 10 mujeres desarrollará hipertensión por primera vez en su vida durante el año posterior a dar a luz a un hijo, encuentra un estudio reciente.”Los hallazgos del estudio tienen implicacione…
Learn MorePaxlovid Soon Won’t Be Free for Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral Paxlovid has kept people from getting really sick and dying from COVID-19 since it became available — at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subsidiz…
Learn MoreFDA’s Food Safety Program Needs a Revamp: Panel
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s foods program is in “constant turmoil” and needs stronger leadership, a panel said Thursday. The Reagan-Udall Foundation, a group with close ties to the FDA, released a…
Learn More1 in 10 Teens Have Sexted, Many See Porn by 6th Grade: Study
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A high number of preteens and teens in the United States have viewed pornography and many have also sent or received nude or seminude photos — sexting — over their smartphones, a new study reveals. “The p…
Learn MoreWhat & How You Sing Might Impact Risk to Vocal Cords
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – How singers use their voices, including the genre of music they perform, has an impact on vocal injury, new research finds.Dr. Lesley Childs, medical director of the Voice Center at University of Texas Southw…
Learn MoreU.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care system during the 12-year study if U.S. states had mad…
Learn MoreMinor Facial Scars Don’t Affect Others’ First Impressions, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A facial scar may make a person self-conscious, but it doesn’t change another person’s first impressions of their attractiveness or confidence, a new survey shows.The results found that a single, well-healed…
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