Some Immunosuppressed Do Not Have Anti-Spike Antibodies After COVID-19 Vaccination
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About one in five immunosuppressed individuals have no detectable immunoglobulin (Ig)G anti-spike antibodies, even after three or more COVID-19 vaccines, according to a study published in the August issue o…
Learn MoreFertility Tests for Women & Men: How They Work & What to Expect
If you’re trying to become pregnant without success, you’re not alone. An estimated 11% of women and 9% of men in the United States have had issues with infertility, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.One option …
Learn MoreImpotence in Younger Men Often a Sign of Diabetes
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s known that older men with type 2 diabetes have higher odds for erectile dysfunction, or ED. Now, new research suggests problems in the bedroom for younger men may signal undiagnosed prediabetes or diabet…
Learn MoreLos perros de los refugios son vulnerables a las enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas y mosquitos
VIERNES, 25 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las crecientes temperaturas podrían acarrear un nuevo riesgo para los perros de los refugios: la propagación de enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas y mosquitos en un área geográfica más amplia, se…
Learn MoreRecommendations Made for Hearing Assessments in Children
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hearing assessment recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents are discussed in a clinical report published online Aug. 28 in Pediatrics.Charles Bower, M.D., from Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Lit…
Learn MoreHeat-Related Illness Increasing in the United States
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There has been a statistically significant increase in the incidence of heat-related illnesses during the last several decades in the United States, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal …
Learn MoreShelter Dogs Vulnerable to Diseases Spread by Ticks, Mosquitoes
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Warming temperatures may be bringing a new risk for shelter dogs: the spread of tick- and mosquito-borne disease in a broader geographic area, according to a new study.Bites from these pests can cause serious …
Learn MoreExtreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — With 2023 predicted to be the hottest year on record, a new study is pointing to another potential consequence of heat waves: faster declines in older adults’ memory and thinking skills.The study, of nearly …
Learn MoreLong COVID May Affect More Patients Than Previously Thought
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some patients with postviral syndrome (PVS) after suspected COVID-19 have detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, accordi…
Learn MoreCanagliflozin Reduces Cardiorenal Biomarkers in T2D
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria, canagliflozin reduces the longitudinal trajectory of increase in cardiorenal biomarkers, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in Circulation.James L…
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