EE. UU. alarga la emergencia de salud pública por la COVID tres meses más
LUNES, 18 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) – A medida que la subvariante más reciente de la ómicron fomenta unos crecientes conteos de casos en Estados Unidos, la administración de Biden alargó el estado de emergencia de salud pública del país hasta …
Learn MoreFewer Americans Are Dying of Heart Disease Than a Decade Ago
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from heart-related causes have dropped over the past 20 years, though differences persist by race and ethnicity as well as where people live and their access to care.The U.S. National Institutes of Hea…
Learn MorePaintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When a paintball bursts out of a CO2-powered gun, it can travel nearly 300 feet per second.Pointed in the direction of a face, that paintball — meant to be used in certain jobs or for entertainment while wear…
Learn MoreFauci to Retire by End of Biden’s Term
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has helped shepherd Americans through the pandemic amid heavy fire from critics, plans to retire as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases by the end o…
Learn MoreU.S. Extends COVID Public Health Emergency Another 3 Months
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – As the latest Omicron subvariant fuels climbing case counts in the United States, the Biden administration has extended the country’s public health emergency status through mid-October.Known as BA.5, the subvar…
Learn MoreUna compañía de Florida retira todos los helados por una posible contaminación con listeria
JUEVES, 14 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Big Olaf Creamery anunció el miércoles que está retirando todos los sabores de sus helados de marca Big Olaf porque tienen el potencial de estar contaminados con Listeria monocytogenes.Aunque los individ…
Learn MoreEncontrar su voz: la modificación vocal puede ser clave para las personas trans
MIÉRCOLES, 13 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos ocho meses después de que Ari Toumpas, una mujer transgénero, comenzó el proceso de transición tanto social como médicamente, comenzó a pensar en su voz.Toumpas, profesora de idiomas y estudiante…
Learn MoreFlorida Company Recalls All Ice Cream Products Over Possible Listeria Contamination
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Big Olaf Creamery said Wednesday that it is recalling all flavors and all lots of Big Olaf brand ice cream products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.While health…
Learn MorePharmacies Must Fill Prescriptions for Drugs That May End Pregnancy, Biden Administration Says
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Pharmacies must fill prescriptions for medications that could potentially end a pregnancy, the Biden administration said Wednesday.The U.S. Health and Human Services Department Office for Civil Rights sent g…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Emergency Use of Novavax COVID Vaccine
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Unvaccinated Americans should soon have a fourth COVID vaccine option. On Wednesday, Novavax’s offering was the latest to receive emergency use approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Advisors to…
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