La administración de Biden anuncia los detalles de los requisitos de vacunación para los viajeros extranjeros
MARTES, 26 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — La administración de Biden publicó el lunes los puntos específicos de su plan para permitir la vuelta de los viajeros extranjeros a Estados Unidos.Aunque los visitantes adultos deberán estar vacunados …
Learn MoreMany Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Anti-vaxxers felt their suspicions confirmed when former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died from COVID-19 complications in mid-October despite being fully vaccinated.But Powell, 84, was being treated…
Learn MoreWould You Like Phthalates With That? Fast Food Contains Industrial Chemicals: Report
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Do you like your burgers well done with a side of plastic?Probably not. But a new study suggests that fast food often comes with a sizable helping of plastic-softening chemicals that could potentially lead …
Learn MoreLong COVID Can Last a Year; Many Sufferers Quit Jobs
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients suffering from “long COVID” can have symptoms that last a year or more, putting their jobs and everyday routines in jeopardy, a new study finds.Looking at more than 150 people with long-lasting eff…
Learn MoreShorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After prostate cancer surgery, men can safely undergo fewer radiation treatments at higher doses, a new clinical trial shows.Researchers found that the shorter regimen — given over five weeks, instead of se…
Learn MoreAHA News: Could a Halloween-Induced Nightmare Be Bad for Your Health?
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The nightmare was so vivid that you woke up in a cold sweat, heart racing and certain that the creepy catastrophe was all too real.Should you have skipped the haunted house and those terrif…
Learn MoreAHA News: ¿Podría una pesadilla inducida por Halloween ser mala para su salud?
MIÉRCOLES, 27 de octubre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) — La pesadilla era tan vívida que se despertó con un sudor frío, el corazón acelerado y la certeza de que la espeluznante catástrofe era demasiado real.¿Debería haberse saltado la cas…
Learn MoreLiver Transplants Soar as Some Americans Drink Their Way Through the Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Demand for liver transplants among heavy drinking Americans surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study shows.It found that the number of people with alcoholic hepatitis who received a new liver (32,32…
Learn MoreImmunocompromised May Need Fourth COVID Shot: CDC
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Severely immunocompromised people may require a fourth mRNA coronavirus shot, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.The agency didn’t provide an official recommendation about a fourth sho…
Learn MoreRoutine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won’t Raise COVID Transmission Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Routine face mask ventilation during an operation doesn’t increase the surgical team’s risk of coronavirus infection, according to a new study.Face mask ventilation is typically used for surgical patients u…
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