California producirá su propia insulina para reducir precios
VIERNES, 8 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, anunció el martes que el estado gastará 100 millones de dólares para producir su propia insulina.La innovadora iniciativa llega tras años de precios astronómico…
Learn MoreCommon, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early in the pandemic, scores of Americans bought pulse oximeters to help determine how sick they were while infected with COVID-19, but new research finds the devices often miss dangerously low blood oxygen l…
Learn MoreYour Salt Shaker May Prove Deadly, Study Finds
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who douse their meals in salt may have a shorter life than those who rarely reach for the salt shaker, a large new study suggests.The study, of more than 500,000 British adults, found that those who alw…
Learn MoreLow Risk Seen for Health Care-Linked Monkeypox Transmission
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Health care-associated transmission of the monkeypox virus following exposure is low, according to research published in the July issue of Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.Kimon C. Zachary, M.D., and …
Learn MorePrimary Cesarean Delivery Rate Increased From 2019 to 2021
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The rate of primary cesarean deliveries decreased from 2016 to 2019 and then increased from 2019 to 2021, while the rate of repeat deliveries decreased during the same period, according to a July Vital Statis…
Learn MoreWater Births May Offer Benefits for Healthy Moms, Newborns
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Water immersion during the labor and birth processes may be beneficial for healthy women and their newborns when used in an obstetric setting, according to a review published online July 5 in BMJ Open.Ethel Bu…
Learn MoreAdverse Reactions to BNT162b2 Mild, Moderate for 5- to 11-Year-Olds
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among children aged 5 to 11 years, most reported adverse events to BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination are mild-to-moderate, with few reports of myocarditis, according to a study recently published in Pediatrics.Ann…
Learn MoreRegularly Sleeping 10+ Hours Eases Transition to Kindergarten
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children who regularly obtain 10 or more hours of sleep per night, especially before the start of kindergarten (K), transition to K more successfully, according to a study published online July 11 in Pediatric…
Learn MoreModified Chinese Food Diet Lowers BP in Hypertensive Adults
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For Chinese adults with high blood pressure, a Chinese heart-healthy diet is effective and cost-effective for reducing blood pressure, according to a study published online July 11 in Circulation.Yanfang Wang,…
Learn MoreNew Omicron Subvariant Is Spreading in India, U.S.
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the coronavirus continues to evolve, a new highly contagious Omicron variant is appearing in India and other nations, including the United States, experts say. This new mutation — dubbed BA.2.75 — is concer…
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