Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2023
Emailing your doctor could soon cost you. Some health care systems have started charging for doctor’s emailed responses to certain patient messages, but experts worry that could keep poorer patients from needed services. Read moreLess may be more when…
Learn MoreRecommended 2023 Adult Immunization Schedule Published
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The 2023 Adult Immunization Schedule, which includes the COVID-19 vaccine for the first time, was published as a clinical guideline on Feb. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Neil Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., from…
Learn MoreSuicide Rates Up for Most Race, Ethnic Groups in 2018 to 2021
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2018 to 2021, age-adjusted suicide rates increased among most race/ethnic groups, according to research published in the Feb. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity an…
Learn MoreImmunization Schedule for Children, Teens Updated for 2023
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule has been updated for 2023 and published as a schedule in the Feb. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Co…
Learn MoreMassachusetts Bill Would Let Prisoners Donate Organs in Exchange for Shorter Sentence
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Massachusetts legislators have proposed a bill that would allow prison inmates to donate their organs or bone marrow as a way to trim the length of their sentence.While some experts wonder about the ethics of…
Learn MoreCould a Vibrating Pill Ease Chronic Constipation?
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new treatment for chronic constipation may bring relief without having to use drugs. It is a vibrating pill called Vibrant that stimulates the colon as it passes through the body. Although the pill was appr…
Learn More‘Neuroprotectant’ Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Using a “neuroprotectant” drug alongside the standard surgical removal of a clot may slash the risk of death and disability following a stroke, a new study finds.The new medication, called ApTOLL, shields bra…
Learn More¿Cómo llegan toxinas como el plomo y el arsénico a la comida para bebés?
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los padres de Estados Unidos quizá den por sentado que la comida para bebés está libre de impurezas, pero una revisión reciente de la investigación resalta una realidad muy distinta: la mayoría de la…
Learn More¿Es vapear más saludable que fumar?
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ha habido mucho debate científico sobre si vapear es más seguro que el tabaco, y si podría ayudar a algunas personas a dejar de fumar.Según un análisis reciente de 78 estudios de Cochrane Review, los…
Learn MoreEl aumento de los casos de COVID en China no ha producido nuevas variantes, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En medio del brote reciente de COVID-19 en China, los científicos afirman que parece que no se han desarrollado nuevas variantes.”Dado el impacto que las variantes han tenido en el curso de la pandem…
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