In Some U.S. Urban Areas, Men Face Higher Gun Death Rate Than in Wartime
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In some parts of the United States, young men face a higher risk of dying from gun violence than if they’d gone to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, a new study reports.Young men living in certain high-violence Z…
Learn MoreUn aumento en los casos de estreptococo invasivo en los niños preocupa a los expertos
MARTES, 20 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU. están observando un posible aumento en las infecciones bacterianas con el estreptococo invasivo del grupo A entre los niño…
Learn MoreLos médicos y sus familias son menos propensos a seguir las directrices médicas que los demás
MARTES, 20 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los médicos son famosos por criticar a los pacientes que no toman los fármacos según las indicaciones.Pero los médicos y sus familias son menos propensos que todos los demás a cumplir las directrices…
Learn MoreDiabetes Med Ozempic in Short Supply as Americans Use It for Weight Loss
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Elon Musk swears by the weight-loss drug Wegovy, and Kim Kardashian is rumored to have used it to shed 16 pounds in three weeks to squeeze into a vintage gown once worn by Marylin Monroe.But the intense pub…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine More Effective Than Infection at Preventing Death, Hospitalization
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination is more effective than natural immunity when it comes to keeping you out of the hospital, a major, real-world study has found.People of all age groups benefited significantly more when …
Learn MoreDefenses Down: COVID Antibodies in Nose Decline First
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers think they’ve figured out why people can become reinfected with COVID-19, despite immunity gained from either vaccination or a previous infection.It turns out that antibodies produced in the nos…
Learn MoreEE. UU. se enfrenta a una escasez de médicos de enfermedades infecciosas
LUNES, 19 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La pandemia de COVID-19. Las peligrosas bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos. Las olas actuales de influenza y VSR que asolan a las escuelas y lugares de trabajo.En los últimos años, EE. UU. ha te…
Learn MoreStroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Imagine living day-to-day with one hand that feels like it’s a baseball mitt, or another that feels like a small clutching claw.That’s the experience of many stroke survivors who suffer from chronic pain, acc…
Learn MoreRising Cases of Invasive Strep A in Kids Have Experts Concerned
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into a possible increase in invasive group A strep bacterial infections among children in the United States.A number of children’s hospitals in d…
Learn MoreDoctors & Their Families Less Likely to Follow Medical Guidelines Than Others
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are notorious for criticizing patients who don’t take medications as prescribed.But physicians and their families are themselves less likely than everyone else to comply with medication guidelines, a …
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