Otro estudio encuentra que las vacunas de Pfizer y Moderna son efectivas contra las variantes de la COVID
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — Las vacunas de Pfizer y Moderna protegen contra muchas variantes del coronavirus, entre ellas la variante Delta, que es altamente infecciosa, confirma otro estudio.Los hallazgos se publicaron mientras…
Learn MoreEPA Plans New Strategy Against PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new plan to limit pollution from so-called “forever chemicals” will include restricting their release into the environment and speeding cleanup of contaminated sites, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc…
Learn MoreMore Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting ‘Broken Heart’ Syndrome
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans diagnosed with “broken heart” syndrome has steadily risen in the past 15 years — with the vast majority being women, a new study finds.The condition, which doctors call stress cardiomyo…
Learn MoreWhy Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A common group of bacteria may be causing deadly pneumonia or anthrax-like disease among metalworkers in the southern United States, health officials report.The bacteria, called Bacillus cereus (B. cereus), na…
Learn MoreOut-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 could now face thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket medical costs, according to a new report.In 2020, most health insurance companies waived co-pays, deductibles and other…
Learn MoreAHA News: Your Next Doctor’s Prescription Might Be to Spend Time in Nature
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Dr. Robert Zarr loves to write prescriptions that you don’t have to take to the pharmacy.Instead, he sends patients outside to soak in the healing powers of nature, combining the benefits of e…
Learn MoreFully Immunized Colin Powell Dies of COVID: Can Vaccines Protect You?
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Colin Powell, the country’s first black Secretary of State who helped shape U.S. foreign policy for decades, died Monday of complications from COVID-19. He was 84.”General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretar…
Learn MoreResearchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers may have found a noninvasive way to temporarily open the brain’s borders to allow tumor-fighting medication inside.By necessity, the brain is shielded by a layer of specialized cells called the blo…
Learn MoreHow 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pop singer Britney Spears was at the height of her fame in 2008 when, through a series of arcane legal maneuverings, her father gained conservatorship over her and took control of her personal and financial af…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Oct. 18, 2021
How 1.3 million Americans ended up in conservatorships. Britney Spears’ long struggle to release herself from a conservatorship has shed light on a legal construct that’s meant to help people incapacitated with illness, but is too often abused by tho…
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