AHA News: Cómo evitar que la ‘fatiga de las vacunas’ se interponga en el camino de una vacuna contra la influenza
VIERNES, 23 de septiembre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Después de casi tres años de conversaciones prácticamente incesantes acerca de virus y vacunas, puede que algunas personas estén listas para dejar de prestar atención.Eso sería un …
Learn MoreHints That Experimental Drug Might Curb a Form of ALS
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with a rare genetic form of ALS may benefit from extended use of an investigational drug, a new study shows.The medication, tofersen, benefited patients with mutations of the gene SOD1. These mutations…
Learn MoreBlood Clot Risk Remains Higher Almost a Year After COVID
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An increased risk of blood clots persists for close to a year after a COVID-19 infection, a large study shows. The health records of 48 million unvaccinated adults in the United Kingdom suggest that the pande…
Learn MoreVision Damage May Begin Long Before Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nerve damage is a common side effect of type 2 diabetes and it might start in the eyes long before the condition is ever diagnosed, new research suggests. In this study, scientists used neuropathy, or nerve d…
Learn MoreTranscranial Doppler, Hydroxyurea Use Low for Sickle Cell Anemia
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound screening and hydroxyurea therapy use remains low, according to research published in the Sept. 20 early-release issue of t…
Learn MoreNorovirus Outbreaks Have Increased to Prepandemic Levels
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of norovirus outbreaks increased in the 2021 to 2022 surveillance year, returning to levels similar to prepandemic levels, according to research published in the Sept. 23 issue of the U.S. Cente…
Learn MoreAbout 84 Percent of Pregnancy-Related Deaths Preventable
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A total of 1,108 pregnancy-related deaths were identified from 2017 to 2019, and 84 percent were determined to be preventable, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Learn MoreCoffee Intake Linked to Longer Prostate Cancer-Specific Survival
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — High coffee intake is associated with longer prostate cancer-specific survival (PCSS) for certain subgroups of men, including those with the CYP1A2 AA genotype, according to a study published online Aug. 19…
Learn MoreMore Batches of Moderna COVID-19 Shots Shipped Amid Reports of Shortages
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — To keep up with demand for updated booster shots, U.S. health officials are shipping out more batches of the revamped Moderna vaccine to pharmacies across the country.While supplies of the updated Pfizer bo…
Learn MoreFeds Warn of Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail to Alarm
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Consumers should immediately stop using HECOPRO digital display carbon monoxide (CO) detectors because they can fail to warn about the presence of the dangerous gas, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commiss…
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