Postdischarge Text Message Intervention Cuts Readmissions
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An automated texting program to support primary care patients after hospital discharge is associated with significant reductions in use of acute care resources, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in…
Learn MorePor primera vez, usan terapia genética para corregir una enfermedad letal antes del nacimiento
JUEVES, 10 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los médicos tienen la esperanza de que un innovador tratamiento realizado antes del nacimiento pueda ayudar a los niños nacidos con una afección genética rara, y con frecuencia letal, llamada enferme…
Learn MoreLa vacuna contra la COVID ofrece a las embarazadas y sus bebés una mejor protección que la infección previa
JUEVES, 10 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vacunarse contra la COVID-19 durante el embarazo provee unos niveles más altos de anticuerpos tanto a la mamá como al bebé que contraer el virus, encuentra un estudio reciente.Cuando las mujeres emba…
Learn MoreElectronic Health Record Data Can Predict Readmission in Children
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new risk prediction model may identify infants and children at risk for hospital readmission, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open.Denise M. Goodman, M.D., from Ann & Robert H. …
Learn MoreDoes Your Child Have a Cold or Severe RSV? Signs to Look For
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As most American parents already know, cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common illness of childhood, are surging this year. Hospitals are filling up with babies and toddlers very ill with the easy…
Learn MoreAmerica’s ER Docs Warn of Surge in Patients Due to ‘Tripledemic’
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Emergency rooms are clogged with people who are waiting for inpatient beds or other care and it’s causing a crisis, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).ACEP is one of more than 30 …
Learn MoreGene Therapy Used for First Time to Correct Fatal Illness Before Birth
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Doctors are hopeful that an innovative treatment performed before birth may help children born with the rare genetic, and often fatal, condition called Pompe disease.A thriving Canadian toddler is evidence th…
Learn MoreAntiepileptic Med Use Increasing in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antiepileptic prescribing among nursing home residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) is increasing, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of the American Geriatric…
Learn MoreFor Pregnant Women and Their Newborns, COVID Vaccine Offers Better Protection Than Prior Infection
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 while pregnant provides higher levels of antibodies for both mom and baby than catching the virus does, a new study finds.When pregnant women received one of the two available …
Learn MoreInfants Less Likely Than Other Household Members to Get COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants whose mothers test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) tend to develop less severe symptoms than their mothers or other members of their household and may not be…
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