U.S. Children Aged 9 to 13 Sleep Average of 7.45 Hours/Night
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children aged 9 to 13 years in the United States sleep an average of 7.45 hours/day, according to a study published online July 18 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Natasha T. Giddens, M.D…
Learn MorePCP Gender Wage Gap Varies by Compensation Model
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The gender wage gap for primary care physicians (PCPs) varies by compensation model, with a small gap under capitation risk adjusted for patient age and sex, according to a study published online July 19 in th…
Learn MoreU.S. Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Another Three Months
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the latest omicron subvariant fuels climbing case counts in the United States, the Biden administration has extended the country’s public health emergency status through mid-October.
Known as BA.5, the subv…
Learn MoreMore Hospitalizations, Illnesses Reported From Daily Harvest Crumbles
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says nearly 100 people have now been hospitalized and hundreds have become ill in at least 26 states after consuming a lentil-based product from Daily Harvest.The fallout …
Learn MoreRepair or Reconstruction: What’s Best for ACL Tears?
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults who tear a key ligament in the knee can fare well with a less extensive type of surgery, preliminary research suggests.The study involved patients treated for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
Learn MoreRepair or Reconstruction: What’s Best for ACL Tears?
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults who tear a key ligament in the knee can fare well with a less extensive type of surgery, preliminary research suggests.The study involved patients treated for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
Learn MoreFewer HIV Tests, Cases ID’d in Children at Start of Pandemic
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of HIV tests and cases identified among children aged 1 to 14 years decreased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the July 15 issue of the U.S. Centers for Dis…
Learn MoreLos casos de viruela del simio se disparan: EE. UU. pide más vacunas y aumenta las pruebas
VIERNES, 15 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los casos de viruela del mono siguen en aumento en Estados Unidos, y las autoridades de salud federales señalaron el viernes que hicieron un pedido de 2.5 millones de dosis adicionales de la vacuna cont…
Learn MoreFourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Safe for Immunocompromised
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine seems safe for immunocompromised individuals aged 12 years or older, according to research published in the July 15 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten sobre un peligroso virus que infecta a bebés en varios estados
VIERNES, 15 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un virus peligroso para los bebés se propaga por Estados Unidos, y los padres y los pediatras deben estar atentos a los síntomas, recomiendan las autoridades federales de salud.El parechovirus ha provoc…
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