India y China autorizan las primeras vacunas sin aguja contra la COVID
MIÉRCOLES, 7 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras los investigadores exploran las posibilidades de unas vacunas contra la COVID-19 que no requieran una inyección, las autoridades de salud pública de India y China ya aprobaron nuevas vers…
Learn MoreCasi dos tercios de las mujeres tienen unos síntomas premenstruales problemáticos
MIÉRCOLES, 7 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una mayoría de las mujeres experimentan unos cambios en el estado de ánimo y ansiedad premenstruales, lo que lo convierte en un “problema clave de salud pública en todo el mundo”, encuentra un nue…
Learn MoreEs probable que las vacunas contra la COVID se administren cada año, según la Casa Blanca
MIÉRCOLES, 7 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es probable que con las vacunas contra la COVID-19 ocurra lo mismo que con las vacunas contra la gripe en el futuro, y que se administren dosis actualizadas cada año, anunciaron el martes las auto…
Learn MoreFeds Tighten Safety Standards on Tiny High-Powered Magnets That Have Injured Kids
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New federal safety standards announced Wednesday aim to keep kids and teens safe from serious or life-threatening injuries from accidental swallowing of high-powered magnets.The new standards require that ce…
Learn MoreForehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Thermometers that read body temperature via the forehead have become a common sight throughout the pandemic, but whether they always spot a fever may depend on the color of someone’s skin. In a new study, re…
Learn MoreStress Before COVID Infection Could Raise Odds for Long COVID
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As scientists around the world investigate why long COVID strikes some and not others, a new study finds that suffering psychological distress prior to COVID-19 infection may increase the chances of getting…
Learn MoreNurse Practitioners Are Filling the Gap in U.S. Psychiatric Care
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While mental health care has become a full-blown crisis in the United States, a new study finds that psychiatric nurse practitioners are helping to fill the gap. The researchers discovered that the mental he…
Learn MoreVitamin D Supplements Won’t Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While vitamin D got some attention early in the pandemic, it does not reduce the risk of either COVID-19 or other respiratory infections, two new clinical trials found. Both studies, one done in the United K…
Learn MoreTexas Judge Says Obamacare Can’t Require Coverage for Meds That Prevent HIV
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Hundreds of thousands of Americans take medications intended to prevent infection with HIV, but a federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires free co…
Learn MoreDirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for Poor Pregnant Women
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While exposure to smog is a known risk factor for preterm birth and low-birth weight, new research suggests it also may heighten risk of COVID-19 infection for pregnant low-income women.Scientists at Columbi…
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