Which Drugs Fight COVID Best? WHO Updates Treatment Guidelines
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In updated guidance issued Thursday, the World Health Organization now recommends against using the antibody drugs sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab for patients with COVID-19.This recommendation replaces …
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Bariatric surgery can bring long-term benefits for pain, mobility. Seven years out, 43% of the roughly 1,500 patients enrolled in a new study said their joint pain remained noticeably lower than before surgery. Read moreExperts say new street drug is …
Learn MoreTear in Heart’s Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A torn aorta can often be deadly, but a new study has found that survival has improved significantly over the past several decades.But it can still be five times more deadly if not repaired surgically, the re…
Learn MoreHormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient’s Race
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with breast cancer, their race may help predict the success of hormone therapy given before surgery. In a new study, researchers found that Black women treated with hormone therapy before cancer su…
Learn MoreKids With Bell’s Palsy Typically Recover Without Treatment
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While adults typically need steroid medication to treat Bell’s palsy, most children can recover without treatment, a new study finds. Bell’s palsy temporarily causes weakness and paralysis in facial muscles, …
Learn MorePediatric Brain Abscess, Empyema Hospitalizations Peaked in March 2022
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations for pediatric brain abscesses, epidural empyemas, and subdural empyemas associated with Streptococcus species peaked in March 2022, consistent with historical trends, according to research…
Learn MoreACIP Recommends PCV15 for Children Younger Than 19 Years
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV15) can be used for children aged younger than 19 years, according to recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and publish…
Learn MoreGuidelines Issued for Management of Pollen Food Syndrome
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and published online Aug. 17 in Clinical & Experimental Allergy, recommendations are presented for the dia…
Learn MoreWHO Says Pandemic’s End May Be Near
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, the leader of the World Health Organization declared Wednesday, with deaths at their lowest level worldwide since the new coronavirus first began to spread in M…
Learn MoreU.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, but Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is making its way into communities of color.New case numbers are down by nearly half since…
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