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El ‘plan de preparación para el invierno’ de la Casa Blanca revive las pruebas de COVID a domicilio gratis

JUEVES, 15 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los casos de gripe, VSR y COVID-19 están en aumento y llenan los hospitales de todo el país, y la administración de Biden anunció el miércoles un “plan de preparación para el invierno” para lo que po…

Con frecuencia, otras enfermedades acompañan a las cefaleas en brotes

JUEVES, 15 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sufrir unos dolores de cabeza breves y dolorosos durante muchas días o incluso semanas de seguido podría ser una señal de que es más probable que se sufran otros problemas médicos.Estas “cefaleas en …

Según un estudio, la falta de luz diurna en invierno afecta la calidad del sueño

Lack of Winter Daylight Impacts Sleep Quality, Study Finds

Combo of COVID Plus Flu Can Bring Severe Illness to Kids

FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Kids who get the flu and COVID-19 together may be in for a serious, even deadly, bout of illness, U.S. health officials said Friday.So far, infections with both viruses in children have been rare because last …

AHA News: Why a Sportswriter’s Sudden Death Should Lead You to Ask About Your Own Family History

FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The sudden death of celebrated sportswriter Grant Wahl at a World Cup match in Qatar last week shocked those who knew him – and of him. He had just turned 49 and seemed healthy, aside from rec…

AHA News: He Used to Hike Mountains. A Stroke Left Him Learning to Walk Again.

FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Richard Samuelian recently got back from a hike in Yosemite National Park.A few years ago, the 52-year-old couldn’t walk down the hallway of his home in Fresno, California, without help.Richar…

More Than a Third of U.S. Parents Now Oppose Routine School Vaccinations

FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic’s focus on vaccines may have had a big downside: While kids have long been required to get certain shots to attend public school, a growing number of their parents now oppose these requirements, a…

Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Not Linked to Worse Outcomes After Surgery

FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Prior infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is not associated with death, major adverse cardiovascular events, or rehospitalization following elective major noncardiac sur…

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Does Not Improve Results of Bariatric Surgery

FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from a lean donor does not reduce body weight or improve the results of bariatric surgery among adults with severe obesity, according to a study published online Dec. 16 …