Racial/Ethnic Minorities Less Likely to Use Newer Antiseizure Meds
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with epilepsy, those who see a neurologist are more likely to be on newer-generation antiseizure medications (ASMs), while Black, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Island individual…
Learn MoreBivalent COVID Boosters Offer No Extra Protection, Studies Suggest
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters intended to defend people against emerging Omicron variants don’t appear to provide any better protection than the original shot does, two new studies find.The new mRNA…
Learn MoreOverall Increase Seen in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Globally
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine acceptance has increased, reaching 79.1 percent, but there is considerable variation in vaccine hesitancy between countries, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Nature Medicine….
Learn More1975 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Stroke Mortality for Men, Women
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1975 to 2019, there was a decrease in age-standardized stroke mortality for men and women, according to a study recently published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.Cande V. Ananth, Ph.D., M…
Learn MoreCoworker Observation System Promotes Nursing Professional Accountability
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Coworker Observation System (CORS) can be successfully implemented with nurses, according to a study published in the January issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.Cynthia …
Learn MoreU.S. Mails Out Some COVID-19 Tests That Are About to Expire
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Consumers may want to check the expiration dates if they ordered COVID-19 tests through the federal government recently. Although the actual expiration had already been extended by six months for the iHealt…
Learn More5 Moves for the Ultimate Calisthenics Workout, According to a Personal Trainer
Whether you realize it or not, you’re probably already familiar with calisthenics. Put simply, calisthenics is just bodyweight exercises. Calisthenics exercises are great for beginners because they can help build strength throughout the entire body, a…
Learn MoreLas tasas de natalidad de EE. UU. continúan en descenso
MARTES, 10 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Continuando una tendencia de décadas de longevidad, el porcentaje de mujeres estadounidenses que han tenido alguna vez un hijo se redujo de nuevo en las cifras más recientes de los Centros para el Contro…
Learn MoreTrabajar en un huerto puede mejorar su salud
MARTES, 10 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cualquiera que haya trabajado en un huerto sabe que cavar en la profundidad de la tierra para plantar semillas, y luego sentirse orgulloso de su primera cosecha, puede ser toda una labor de amor… y una…
Learn MoreTransfieren a Damar Hamlin a un hospital de Buffalo mientras se recupera del paro cardiaco
MARTES, 10 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El profundo (safety) de los Buffalo Bills, Damar Hamlin, ya ha vuelto a Nueva York.El jugador de fútbol americano, que colapsó en el campo tras sufrir un paro cardiaco durante un partido el lunes por la …
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