Las autoridades anuncian que las vacunas contra la COVID actualizadas saldrán a mediados de septiembre
VIERNES, 25 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — A mediados de septiembre podrían estar disponibles unas nuevas vacunas de refuerzo contra la COVID-19, adaptadas para que se dirijan a las variantes que circulan ahora.Se prevé que la Administración de…
Learn More2019 to 2022 Saw Increase in Mental Health Service Use, Spending
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2019 to 2022, there was a considerable increase in mental health service utilization and spending, according to a research letter published online Aug. 25 in JAMA Health Forum.Jonathan H. Cantor, Ph.D., f…
Learn MoreTeens May Have Missed Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescents, especially those born in 2008, may have missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the Aug. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Learn MoreChina to Drop COVID Test Requirement for Foreign Travelers
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Starting Wed., Aug. 30, travelers to China will no longer need a negative COVID test to enter that country, officials announced Monday.China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the plan in a …
Learn MoreCOVID Virus Is Evolving Three Times Faster in Deer Versus Humans
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 variants are evolving three times faster in white-tailed deer than in humans, according to a new study. Deer serve as virus reservoirs, places where a virus thrives and multiplies, making them the per…
Learn MoreUpdated COVID-19 Vaccines Will Roll Out Mid-September, Officials Say
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September, providing an opportunity for people to boost waning antibodies to the virus.The U.S. Food and Drug …
Learn MoreLos refuerzos de las vacunas contra la COVID son esenciales para algunos pacientes con cáncer: estudio
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con cáncer con unos sistemas inmunitarios debilitados por el tratamiento son uno de los grupos más preocupados por la continua propagación de la COVID-19 y las probabilidades de que la inf…
Learn MoreLas pruebas de aguas residuales de EE. UU. detectan una variante de COVID-19 altamente mutada
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud pública han detectado la nueva variante BA.2.86 de la COVID-19 en las aguas residuales de EE. UU., lo que plantea preocupaciones sobre la variante, altamente mutada, en Estados …
Learn MoreUpdated COVID Vaccines Will Roll Out Mid-September, Officials Say
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve them in a few weeks, CNN reported, citi…
Learn MoreBus Drivers Faced High Risk of Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People working in certain jobs had greater risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19, even in the later stages of the pandemic, researchers report. Bus drivers rank high on that list, with double the risk of bei…
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