La FDA aprueba un nuevo fármaco para proteger a los bebés del VSR
LUNES, 17 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ahora, los padres cuentan con un nuevo medicamento de larga acción para proteger a sus hijos del virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR), un germen común que cada año envía a hasta un 3 por ciento de los niños…
Learn MoreBlood Prick Test for Alzheimer’s Shows Promise
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease now requires a series of complicated and expensive imaging scans that look for abnormal protein plaques and tangles in the brain.But in the near future, detecti…
Learn MoreUna inyección semanal de insulina podría cambiarlo todo en la diabetes tipo 2
LUNES, 17 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas con diabetes tipo 2 quizá pronto tengan acceso a unas cómodas inyecciones semanales de insulina, que podrían reemplazar a las inyecciones diarias que se requieren ahora. Una formulación de in…
Learn MoreFDA Approves New Drug to Protect Against RSV in Infants
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay Now) — Parents now have a new long-acting drug to protect their children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common germ that hospitalizes as many as 3% of children under the age of 1 in the United States eac…
Learn MoreWeekly Insulin Shot Could Be a Game Changer for Those With Type 2 Diabetes
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes could soon have access to convenient once-a-week insulin shots that could replace the daily injections now required.A once-weekly insulin formulation called icodec performed just as…
Learn MoreHow Much of a Difference Is 988 Making a Year After Its Launch?
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has hit its one-year anniversary, and it appears that the public is increasingly turning to the number in times of darkness.The most recent statistics show a substant…
Learn MoreLa FDA aprueba la primera pastilla anticonceptiva de venta libre
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El jueves, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. aprobó la primera pastilla anticonceptiva de venta libre del país, una medida que probablemente abra el camino a un acceso mucho …
Learn MoreWashington State’s New Payroll Tax Helps Fund Long-Term Care. Could It Be a Model for the Nation?
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vicki Bickford is a professional caregiver, but lately she’s been worried more and more about her own aging.Bickford, 66, has aggressive arthritis that has required hip replacements and has now spread to her k…
Learn MoreEl ayuno de agua: ¿Es seguro? ¿Es para usted?
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El ayuno de agua se ha convertido en una de las nuevas sensaciones para perder peso más de moda, y tanto exdeportistas como gurús del bienestar lo alaban. Pero puede recuperar con rapidez cualquier pe…
Learn MoreLow-Dose Eyedrops No Better Than Placebo for Nearsightedness Among Kids
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Low doses of the eyedrops ophthalmologists use to dilate your pupils during an eye exam are not able to slow the progression of nearsightedness (myopia) in children, a new clinical trial has found.Atropine e…
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