Defenses Down: COVID Antibodies in Nose Decline First
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers think they’ve figured out why people can become reinfected with COVID-19, despite immunity gained from either vaccination or a previous infection.It turns out that antibodies produced in the nos…
Learn MoreStranded Dolphins’ Brains Show Alzheimer’s-Like Changes
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Groups of whales, dolphins and porpoises are regularly stranded in shallow waters around the coasts of the United Kingdom.Researchers wanted to understand why, so they studied the brains of 22 toothed whale…
Learn MorePeople Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Humans have continued to evolve after splitting from chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, according to a new study that found 155 new genes unique to humans that suddenly arose from tiny section…
Learn MoreNo Change Seen in Limited Access to Mammography From 2006 to 2022
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of U.S. women with limited access to mammography did not change from 2006 to 2022, according to a report published online Dec. 14 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Daniel Wiese, P…
Learn MoreIn Face of Tripledemic, CVS and Walgreens Limit Purchases of Pediatric Pain Meds
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As a tripledemic of the flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continues to spread across the United States, customers at two major pharmacy chains will now be limited as to how much children’s …
Learn MoreNursing Care Shortages Likely to Have Predated Pandemic
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care or hospital practice during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in Nursing Outlook.Lin…
Learn MoreFDA Tobacco Unit Overloaded and Lacking Direction, Panel Says
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration tobacco unit is “reactive and overwhelmed,” an expert panel reviewing its work reported Monday. In addition, the panel blamed inconsistent FDA regulation efforts for the …
Learn MoreAmerican Society of Hematology, Dec. 10 to 13
The annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology was held from Dec. 10 to 13 in New Orleans and attracted participants from around the world, including hematology specialists as well as clinical practitioners and other health care professiona…
Learn MoreEE. UU. se enfrenta a una escasez de médicos de enfermedades infecciosas
LUNES, 19 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La pandemia de COVID-19. Las peligrosas bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos. Las olas actuales de influenza y VSR que asolan a las escuelas y lugares de trabajo.En los últimos años, EE. UU. ha te…
Learn MoreEl homicidio es una importante causa de muertes de niños y adolescentes
LUNES, 19 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El homicidio se ha convertido en una importante causa de muerte de niños, y las armas de fuego son el tipo de arma más común usadas en sus muertes, muestra un estudio reciente.La tasa general de homic…
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