China eliminará el requisito de pruebas de COVID para los viajeros extranjeros
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — A partir del miércoles 30 de agosto, los viajeros a China ya no necesitarán una prueba negativa de la COVID para entrar al país, anunciaron las autoridades el lunes. Wang Wenbin, vocero del Ministerio de…
Learn MoreDoctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman’s Brain
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors plucked a wriggling roundworm from the brain of an Australian woman in the world’s first-known case of human infection with a parasite common in some pythons.The woman, who had been experiencing worse…
Learn MoreEat Your Veggies: Writing ‘Produce Prescriptions’ Could Boost Patients’ Health
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered.New research on “produce prescription” programs finds that when access to free fruits and vegetables is offered, recipients see measurable benefits in health…
Learn MoreKeeping Weight Stable Key to Reaching 90, 100 for Women
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women, keeping a stable weight after the age of 60 may boost their odds of reaching the advanced ages of 90, 95 or even 100. Older women with a more stable weight were 1.2 to 2 times more likely to live t…
Learn MoreFor Dogs, Gastro & Respiratory Ills Often Connected, Study Suggests
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Does your dog struggle to breathe, especially at mealtime?New research suggests the two might often be connected.The University of Missouri researchers discovered that about 75% of dogs who had respiratory di…
Learn MoreImpotence in Younger Men Often a Sign of Diabetes
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s known that older men with type 2 diabetes have higher odds for erectile dysfunction, or ED. Now, new research suggests problems in the bedroom for younger men may signal undiagnosed prediabetes or diabet…
Learn MoreShould Folks Get Hip Replacements in Their 90s?
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you are in your 90s, is hip replacement surgery too dangerous for you?That depends, new research shows: While elderly patients have more complications and higher death rates after such a procedure, the sur…
Learn MoreECMO Breathing Support Safe, Effective for Obese Patients in Respiratory Failure
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Using ECMO, a highly advanced form of breathing support, does not appear to complicate treatment for obese adults in intensive care. ECMO, which is short for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, may even help…
Learn MoreMost Cancer Screens Won’t Extend Lives, But Reasons to Keep Screening Remain
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While new research suggests cancer screenings are not extending lives for the most part, the study’s authors stressed that there are still good reasons why people should continue with screenings.Their review o…
Learn MoreLos popotes de papel ‘ecológicos’ contienen PFAS nocivas
VIERNES, 25 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los popotes (pajitas) de papel, que se supone que son una alternativa ecológica el plástico, quizá no sean mejores para el ambiente, concluye un nuevo estudio, que también advierte que contienen unos “…
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