There Are No Useful Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Left Against New COVID Variants
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The last of six COVID monoclonal antibody treatments has lost its federal authorization because, like the others, it no longer works against the newest Omicron subvariants.This last monoclonal antibody was bebt…
Learn MoreU.S. to End Mpox Public Health Emergency in January
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Mpox cases are down significantly in the United States, prompting the federal government to plan not to renew an emergency designation for the virus when it expires late next month. “Given the low number of ca…
Learn MoreBacteria Risk Spurs Recall of 8 Million Laundress Products
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The Laundress, a laundry and cleaning products company, has recalled nearly 8 million of its products over concerns they may be contaminated with various bacteria.The bacteria include Burkholderia cepacia comple…
Learn More‘COVID-somnia’ May Be Easing as Americans Report Better Sleep
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Finally, more than two years into the pandemic, Americans are sleeping better. A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found that 31% of people have had insomnia since the pandemic began…
Learn More‘How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?’ Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors give men and women different advice to head off heart disease, even though guidelines for both are the same.Men were 20% more likely to be prescribed statins to lower blood levels of bad cholesterol com…
Learn MoreFor Kids, Mental Trauma From Gun Injury Far Exceeds That of Car Crashes
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Firearm injuries traumatize children, saddling them with mental health issues that include stress disorders and drug or alcohol use, according to a new study.In all, 35% of kids injured by firearms receive a ne…
Learn MoreGirl Toddlers Have Bigger Vocabularies, and Researchers Now Know Why
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young girls tend to babble their way to bigger vocabularies earlier than boys, and researchers now think they might know why.It has nothing to do with gender, and everything to do with parental interaction, res…
Learn MoreImmune System T-Cells Can Still Fight COVID Variants, But for How Long?
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While people’s immune system T-cells can still target the spike proteins of the COVID coronavirus, their power to do so is waning over time, researchers report.As the virus continues to mutate, T-cell recogniti…
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