EE. UU. amplía la norma de vacunación de la COVID para los viajeros internacionales en fronteras terrestres
VIERNES, 22 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los viajeros internacionales que lleguen a Estados Unidos por las estaciones fronterizas o los terminales de ferris todavía tendrán que mostrar que se han vacunado por completo contra la COVID-19, señal…
Learn MoreUna prueba de estrés rápida e indolora para los perros
LUNES, 25 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los extraños olores y sonidos de un refugio para animales pueden estresar incluso al perro más sosegado, y las pruebas invasivas para ver si necesita medicamentos para calmarse solo empeoran la ansiedad.U…
Learn MoreWhite Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After childbirth, some women who received an epidural for pain will develop a debilitating headache. But minority women are less likely than white moms to receive the treatment that can provide relief, accord…
Learn MoreGenetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s known that certain chronic health conditions up the odds of death from COVID-19. Now, new research identifies another risk factor.Shorter telomeres are associated with an increased likelihood of death f…
Learn MoreAHA News: Despite Hopes, Vitamin K2 Supplements Fail to Slow Calcium Buildup in Heart Valve
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The progressive narrowing of the aortic heart valve in a group of older men could not be slowed during a recent clinical trial using vitamin K2 supplements, dampening hopes of finding a medic…
Learn MoreLiving Guideline Updated for Drug Treatment of COVID-19
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the living guideline developed by the World Health Organization and published in The BMJ, recommendations on drug options for the treatment of COVID-19 have been updated.Arnav Agarwal, M.D., from McMaster …
Learn MoreVaccination Coverage in Kindergarteners Dropped in 2020 to 2021
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with the 2019 to 2020 school year, vaccination coverage among children in kindergarten decreased by about 1 percent for all vaccines in the 2020 to 2021 school year, according to research published …
Learn MoreRace May Impact Accuracy of Models Predicting Brain Amyloidosis
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some models for predicting brain amyloidosis are affected by race and may not provide consistent results across racial groups, according to a study published online April 21 in Neurology.Suzanne E. Schindler,…
Learn MoreEndoscopic Drainage Better for Necrotizing Pancreatitis
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with necrotizing pancreatitis, the rate of fistula formation and mortality is lower with endoscopic drainage (ED) than with other surgical drainage methods, according to a systematic review and m…
Learn MoreAudible Smoke Alarm More Effective With Increasing Child Age
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Child age has a significant impact on the effectiveness of audible smoke alarms, according to a study published online April 25 in Pediatrics.Gary A. Smith, M.D., Dr.P.H., from The Abigail Wexner Research Ins…
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