Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbug’ Now Widespread in Pigs, Can Jump to Humans
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) – A strain of the superbug MRSA has emerged in pigs that is highly resistant to antibiotics and a growing cause of human infections.University of Cambridge researchers said this particular strain of MRSA, shor…
Learn MoreEven When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even though Black people may be more likely to live near a hospital with a certified stroke center, those who need the specialty care are still more likely to receive it at a hospital with fewer resources. …
Learn MoreVision Issues Could Raise Odds for Dementia
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Untreated vision loss may put an older adult at an increased risk for dementia, though it’s not clear why, according to a new study.Researchers found that the likelihood of having some form of cognitive imp…
Learn MoreU.S. Begins Targeted Vaccine Rollout Against Monkeypox
TUESDAY, June 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States is deploying an enhanced nationwide vaccination strategy to counter the continuing spread of monkeypox, federal public health officials announced at a White House briefing on Tuesday.The U.S…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Supports Rollout of Tweaked Booster Shots From Moderna, Pfizer This Fall
TUESDAY, June 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended on Tuesday that updated COVID-19 booster shots be used this fall to protect against Omicron and its highly contagious subvariants.Because the vir…
Learn MoreSARS-CoV-2-Linked Hospitalization, ED Encounters Rare After Paxlovid
TUESDAY, June 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalization and emergency department encounters related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occur rarely during the five to 15 days after Paxlovid treatment is dispensed for mi…
Learn MoreVaccines Estimated to Have Prevented 19.8 Million COVID-19 Deaths
TUESDAY, June 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — During the first year of COVID-19 vaccination, vaccines prevented 19.8 million deaths, using excess death as an estimate of the true extent of the pandemic, according to a study published online June 23 in Th…
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