THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- At least 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been thrown away in the United States since March 1, government data shows.That's a far greater amount than previously known, but it is still just a small ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that should reassure Americans who have already lined up to get their coronavirus shots, a new study shows the risk of long COVID-19 is halved in fully vaccinated adults if they do get a breakt...
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Depression and multiple sclerosis (MS) tend to travel together, new research finds, and when they do the chances of dying during the next decade can be up to five times greater than it is for those with neit...
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new study of more than 19,000 San Diego health care workers finds that COVID-19 vaccination may have lost some of its power to ward off "breakthrough" infections.But that's no reason to lose faith in the v...
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When people have knee arthritis, cartilage cushioning the joint progressively breaks down. Now an early study hints at a possible solution: replacing it with cartilage from the nose.Researchers tested the ap...
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As doctors around the world come up against severe cases of COVID-19, some positive news has emerged: New research shows the rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib may help reduce hospitalized COVID patients...
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you're vaccinated against COVID-19, you may still get infected -- but the odds you'll need hospitalization are reduced by about two-thirds compared to unvaccinated people, a new study reveals.Vaccination ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Here's another reason to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics: Long-term use of these medications could increase your risk of colon cancer, researchers say."While in many cases antibiotic therapy is necessar...
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you feel exhausted after a day filled with online meetings, well, you are not imagining it.A new study found that the pressure of having the camera on for a long time is draining. This so-called "Zoom fat...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 14 million Americans got their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in August, a steep rise from July, White House officials said Tuesday. The statistic is a sign that vaccine skepticism may be waning, a...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Two senior leaders in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine review office are stepping down, but their departures will not slow efforts to combat the pandemic, the agency said Tuesday.The retirement...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unvaccinated Americans should stay home during the holiday weekend as COVID-19 cases surge due to the highly contagious delta variant, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tu...
MARTES, 31 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Usted tuvo COVID-19 y luego se puso la primera dosis de una vacuna. Quizá ahora piense que está protegido de las infecciones con el coronavirus en el futuro.Quizá no sea así. Una nueva investigación mue...
MARTES, 31 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Usted tuvo COVID-19 y luego se puso la primera dosis de una vacuna. Quizá ahora piense que está protegido de las infecciones con el coronavirus en el futuro.Quizá no sea así. Una nueva investigación mue...
MARTES, 31 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Una alta cantidad de coronavirus en los pulmones es un importante factor contribuyente de la muerte en los pacientes con COVID-19, muestra una nueva investigación.Los hallazgos ponen en duda a teorías a...
MARTES, 31 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las infusiones de anticuerpos monoclonales pueden ayudar a prevenir una COVID-19 grave, pero la mejor protección es vacunarse, señalan los expertos. Los anticuerpos son creados por el sistema inmunitari...
MARTES, 31 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las infusiones de anticuerpos monoclonales pueden ayudar a prevenir una COVID-19 grave, pero la mejor protección es vacunarse, señalan los expertos. Los anticuerpos son creados por el sistema inmunitari...
MARTES, 31 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Se acercan las celebraciones del Día del Trabajo, y quizá deba pensárselo dos veces antes de tomarse ese coctel. O al menos debería evitar una segunda ronda, sobre todo si tiene antecedentes de latidos ...
MARTES, 31 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Una investigación reciente confirma que la pandemia no ha sido buena para las cinturas de los niños. Durante los confinamientos, los niños estadounidenses aumentaron más de peso que antes de la pandemia...
MARTES, 31 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Argelia se convirtió hace poco en el último país del mundo en frenar las ventas de la gasolina con plomo, que es altamente tóxica, señaló el lunes el Programa para el Medioambiente de las Naciones Unida...
MARTES, 31 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La capacidad de las vacunas contra la COVID-19 de proteger a los adultos de a partir de 75 años contra la hospitalización parece menguar con el tiempo, pero seguía teniendo una efectividad del 80 por ci...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A four-in-one pill containing "ultra-low doses" of different medications can provide better blood pressure control than standard drug treatment, a new clinical trial from Australia shows.About 80% of people...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Two senior leaders in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine review office are stepping down, but their departures won't slow efforts to combat the pandemic, the agency said Tuesday."We are confide...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Doctors and researchers who helped care for college athletes with COVID-19 and set guidelines for a safe return to play now plan to study the long-term effects of the virus. The work could ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 14 million Americans got their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in August, a steep rise from July, White House officials said Tuesday.The statistic is a sign that vaccine skepticism may be waning,...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As a Marine Corps veteran who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Matthew Ryba understands what life in a combat zone can do to soldiers' minds, leaving many struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder....
Here are some of HealthDay's top stories for Wednesday, Sept. 1:Big uptick seen in U.S. COVID vaccinations in August. As the Delta variant surges and with full FDA approval of COVID vaccines underway, resistance to immunization may be crumbling at las...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unvaccinated Americans should stay home during the holiday weekend as COVID-19 cases surge due to the highly contagious Delta variant, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tu...