La ’emergencia’ por la COVID terminó: esto es lo que debe saber
LUNES, 15 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque la emergencia de salud pública oficial por la COVID-19 terminó, el virus no ha desaparecido. Pero algunos de los programas especiales que se implementaron durante la pandemia han finalizado, y la Un…
Learn More¿Esa cuna o cochecito de segunda mano son seguros? La mayoría de los padres no lo saben, según una encuesta
LUNES, 15 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los equipos para los bebés pueden ser costosos, y muchos padres los compran usados, pero no siempre saben con certeza si siguen siendo seguros, revela una encuesta nacional. Alrededor de la mitad de 932 pa…
Learn MoreHay restos de ADN humano por todas partes en el ambiente
LUNES, 15 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos restos detallados de ADN humano se pueden encontrar en todos los lugares donde han estado personas, un hallazgo sorprendente que plantea una variedad de problemas éticos para los investigadores, señal…
Learn MoreTalking to Your Toddler Could Bring Real Benefits to Their Brain
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When parents talk to their toddlers, they are not only teaching them words, but may be shaping their developing brains, too, a new study suggests.Researchers found that toddlers whose parents spent a lot of ti…
Learn MoreCost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over the past two decades, premature deaths have cost Black Americans over 80 million more lost years of life, compared with white Americans, a new study finds.The study is the latest to highlight the nation’s…
Learn MoreInflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The high cost of — everything: Rising inflation rates are ramping up anxieties among some groups of Americans much more than others, a new study reports.Women, middle-age adults and people with less educatio…
Learn MoreUndertriage in Pediatric ED More Likely for Non-English Speakers
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department, those accompanied by caregivers preferring languages other than English are more likely to be undertriaged, according to a study published online …
Learn MoreUpdate: Masks May Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Community Settings
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Masks may be associated with a small reduction in the risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in community settings, according to the final update of a living, rapid rev…
Learn MorePhysicians Only Recognize One in Five Cases of Unintentional Weight Loss
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is poorly recognized across a diverse range of patients, according to a study published online April 21 in Diagnosis.Goutham Rao, M.D., from Case Western Reserve University Scho…
Learn MoreParkinson Disease Risk Increased With Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Veterans exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including trichloroethylene (TCE), have an increased risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Neurology.Samue…
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