Fewer Postpartum Visits Occurred During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic saw declines in postpartum visit attendance, particularly among disadvantaged groups of people, according to a study published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.Meghan Bellerose and…
Learn MoreFeds Urge Vaccination as ‘Tripledemic’ Hits More Americans
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Flu, RSV and COVID-19 are creating a perfect storm of respiratory disease that is overwhelming the nation’s health care systems.Vaccination will be key to getting through the winter holidays with your health in…
Learn MorePfizer Asks FDA to Approve Tweaked COVID Booster as Third Shot for Kids Under 5
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants and young children could soon receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine as part of their three-dose series. Pfizer Inc. on Monday asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to have the vaccine that targets t…
Learn MoreRisk Factors for Sleep-Related Suffocation, Infant Death Identified
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Risk factors for sleep-related suffocation and unexplained infant death are explored in a study published online Dec. 5 in Pediatrics.Sharyn E. Parks, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control an…
Learn MoreDynamically Updating Models Can Improve Prediction of COVID-19 Survival
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dynamically updating models can improve prediction of 28-day survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in Nature Communications.Todd J. Levy, from the Feinstein I…
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 MoreLa exposición al virus del Zika en el útero podría alterar el desarrollo de los niños
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los niños expuestos al virus del Zika quizá necesiten un mayor respaldo cuando comiencen la escuela, aunque no fueran diagnosticados con defectos congénitos relacionados con el Zika y con el síndr…
Learn MoreLa escasez de antibióticos y antivirales hace que una dura estación de enfermedades sea peor
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un aumento temprano en los casos de resfriado y gripe ha creado una escasez de antivirales y antibióticos clave necesarios para la “estación de enfermedades” anual, informan los farmacéuticos.El a…
Learn MorePaxlovid OK for Use in Pregnant Women Infected With COVID
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moms-to-be can safely take Paxlovid to help keep their COVID infection from turning serious, a new study shows.Nearly everyone in a group of 47 pregnant women prescribed Paxlovid did well on the drug, which d…
Learn MoreThe ‘Great Resignation’ Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The nationwide shortage of health care professionals — a so-called “Great Resignation” of providers — is impacting patient care in ways large and small, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows.One in four America…
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