Reino Unido es el primer país que aprueba la vacuna contra la COVID de Moderna dirigida a la ómicron
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un refuerzo de la vacuna contra la COVID-19 que se dirige a la variante ómicron pronto estará disponible, y ya está aprobado en Gran Bretaña.La Agencia Reguladora de Medicamentos y Productos de la Atenci…
Learn MoreHere’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, making it the most significant health care legislation enacted in more than a decade. How will it affect health care?Millions of A…
Learn MoreBiden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden Administration plans to stop buying COVID tests, vaccines and treatments as early as the fall, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Tuesday.Under that plan, those products…
Learn MoreWant That Pill to Work Fast? Your Body Position Matters
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you need to take a pill, you might want to take it lying down — on your right side, that is.Researchers studying how body positioning affects the absorption of pills found that one taken when a person w…
Learn MoreCan Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A smartphone video could detect a blocked blood vessel in your neck that could cause a stroke, a new study suggests. The American Heart Association says videos may provide a non-invasive way to screen peopl…
Learn MoreBlow Your Horn: Do Wind Instruments Spread COVID?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Strike up the band!A new study finds that the aerosols produced by wind instruments like trombones and flutes are no more concerning than those given off during normal speech and breathing. For the study, U…
Learn MoreEE. UU. inyectará 400 millones de dólares en los programas de vacunación para otros países
MARTES, 7 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — Estados Unidos anunció el lunes que invertirá 400 millones de dólares en un nuevo programa que debería ayudar a otros países a acelerar las vacunaciones de sus ciudadanos. El programa se conoce como …
Learn MoreLa FDA aprueba un medicamento para la ‘violación en citas’ para el tratamiento de un raro trastorno del sueño
VIERNES, 13 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) — El medicamento Xywav ha sido aprobado para un mayor uso en los adultos con un trastorno poco común del sueño, llamado hipersomnia idiopática, anunció el jueves la Administración de Medicamentos y Alime…
Learn MoreMonkeypox Virus Detected in Anorectal Samples From Asymptomatic Patients
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Asymptomatic cases of men who have sex with men (MSM) who are positive for monkeypox virus (MPXV) are described in a research letter published online Aug. 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Learn MoreUniversal Health Care Affects Childhood Vaccination Rates
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countries with greater progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) had smaller declines in childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in PLOS Medi…
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