Politics Big Factor in Folks’ Decision to Get Boosters
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Who you voted for at the ballot box may have the most influence over whether you’ve gotten a COVID-19 booster shot.Researchers studying vaccine hesitancy two years into the pandemic found that political party a…
Learn MoreSome Viruses Make People More Attractive to Mosquitoes
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – When a mosquito bites and infects you with a virus like dengue or Zika, it also makes you smell good to other mosquitos, new research suggests.That makes it more likely another one will bite, pick up the virus a…
Learn MoreStay Independent of Asthma, Allergies This July 4th
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – It’s time to enjoy summer celebrations, but allergies and asthma can put a damper on the festivities.They don’t need to. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) offers some tips for keepin…
Learn MoreUnited States Had Highest Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality Rate in 2019
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States has higher population-based, distance-based, and vehicle-based motor vehicle crash death rates compared with other high-income countries, according to research published in the July 1 issu…
Learn MoreSupreme Court Curbs EPA’s Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a ruling that will curb efforts to fight climate change, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. The 6-3 de…
Learn MoreFDA Tells Vaccine Makers to Update Boosters to Target Omicron Subvariants
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has asked vaccine makers to update their COVID-19 booster shots to target the omicron subvariants known as BA.4 and BA.5. The two highly conta…
Learn MoreFauci Has ‘Rebound’ COVID After Paxlovid Treatment
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After being infected with COVID-19 earlier this month, Anthony Fauci, M.D., chief medical adviser to the president and director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, experienced …
Learn MoreLos niños son más felices y sanos lejos de todas las pantallas, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación confirma los peligros de pasar demasiado tiempo frente a las pantallas para los niños y los adolescentes: los que practican deportes, toman lecciones de música, o socializan co…
Learn MoreUn ‘supergermen’ resistente a los antibióticos es ahora común en los cerdos, y puede pasar a los humanos
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ha surgido en los cerdos una cepa del supergermen SARM que tiene una gran resistencia a los antibióticos, y que es una creciente causa de infecciones en los humanos.Los investigadores de la Universida…
Learn MoreIncluso cuando hay un centro de ACV cerca, los estadounidenses negros con frecuencia no tienen acceso
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque las personas negras quizá sean más propensas a vivir cerca de un hospital con un centro certificado de accidentes cerebrovasculares (ACV), las que necesitan la atención especializada siguen ten…
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