Health Highlights: Nov. 30, 2022
Shortage of antibiotics, antivirals are making a bad illness season worse. The antiviral drug Tamiflu is in short supply for both adults and children, as are supplies of pediatric versions of the antibiotics amoxicillin and Augmentin. Read morePut awa…
Learn MoreMore Than One-Quarter of U.S. Adults Have Heard of MyPlate
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just over one-quarter of U.S. adults had heard of the U.S. Department of Agriculture MyPlate, which serves as the primary educational tool to communicate federal dietary guidance, during 2017 to March 2020, a…
Learn MoreDemographic Disparities Seen in Firearm Fatality Rates
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There are demographic disparities in firearm fatality rates, which have increased over time, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in JAMA Network Open.Chris A. Rees, M.D., M.P.H., from the Emory Univ…
Learn MoreIncrease Seen in Years of Life Lost Per COVID-19 Death in 2021
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with 2020, in 2021, there was a 35.7 percent increase in the years of life lost (YLL) per COVID-19 death, according to a research letter study published online Nov. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medic…
Learn MoreCoping Strategies Linked to Distress, QOL in Caregivers of Stem Cell Recipients
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For caregivers of patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), coping is related to psychological distress and quality of life (QOL), according to a study …
Learn MoreSecond Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer Drug Raising Concerns
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two people have now died from brain hemorrhages that may be linked to an experimental drug for Alzheimer disease, calling into question the medication’s safety.A 65-year-old woman with early-stage Alzheimer d…
Learn MoreEl cambio climático podría conllevar más infecciones pulmonares por hongos
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las infecciones pulmonares por hongos se están propagando en partes de Estados Unidos donde antes nunca se veían, y es probable que eso sea resultado del cambio climático, señalan los expertos.A la pe…
Learn MoreLa COVID puede variar durante el embarazo: vacúnese para mantenerse segura
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando las mujeres embarazadas contraen la COVID-19, una de cada 10 tendrá síntomas moderados, graves o incluso críticos, encuentra un estudio reciente.Entonces, es importante que se vacunen contra la…
Learn MoreMuchos chicos adolescentes usan esteroides, y con frecuencia tienen efectos secundarios
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los usuarios de esteroides, en particular los chicos adolescentes y los hombres jóvenes, parecen ser indiferentes a los graves efectos secundarios y a la dependencia asociados con el uso de los fármac…
Learn MoreSaltarse comidas podría quitarle años de vida
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El ayuno intermitente (limitar el consumo de comida a una pequeña parte del día) es muy popular hoy en día. Pero esto no significa que sea saludable.Un nuevo estudio, que se publicó en línea en la rev…
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