FDA Advisers Meet to Decide Next COVID-19 Booster Shot
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 boosters may be offered this fall, but first scientists need to determine what strains to target and who should receive the shots.Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are slated to mee…
Learn MoreMillones todavía no recuperan del todo el sentido del olfato tras la COVID
MARTES, 13 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La COVID hizo que más de 20 millones de estadounidenses perdieran su capacidad de oler y saborear, y al menos un 25 por ciento no han recuperado estos sentidos vitales, señala un nuevo estudio. Las respu…
Learn MoreFDA Advisers Meet to Decide Next COVID Booster Shot
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 boosters may be offered this fall, but first scientists need to determine what strains to target and who should receive the shots.Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are slated to mee…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Plus Heart Attack Tied to Higher Mortality and Complications
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with COVID-19 and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) experienced higher rates of mortality and complications than patients without COVID-19, with racial disparities identified, according to a study sc…
Learn MoreMillions Still Haven’t Recovered Full Sense of Smell After COVID
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID caused more than 20 million Americans to lose their ability to smell and taste, and at least 25% haven’t regained those vital senses, a new study says.Survey responses from nearly 29,700 adults also sho…
Learn MoreThird Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Seems Safe for Young Children
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine seems safe for children aged 6 months to 5 years, with no new safety concerns reported, according to research published in the June 9 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Con…
Learn MoreLa metformina, un fármaco para la diabetes, podría ayudar a prevenir la COVID prolongada
VIERNES, 9 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una pastilla genérica y segura para la diabetes puede ayudar a las personas a evitar la COVID prolongada, muestra un nuevo ensayo clínico. La metformina redujo el riesgo de COVID prolongada en alrededor …
Learn MoreOutpatient Metformin Treatment Reduces Incidence of Long COVID
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Outpatient treatment with metformin reduces the incidence of long COVID, especially when started within three days of symptom onset, according to a study published online June 8 in The Lancet Infectious Diseas…
Learn MoreDiabetes Med Metformin Might Help Prevent Long COVID
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A safe, generic diabetes pill can help people avoid long COVID, a new clinical trial shows.Metformin cut the risk of long COVID by about 40% for patients who received a two-week course of the drug while battlin…
Learn MoreAlmost All Blood Donors Had SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies by Third Quarter of 2022
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Almost all blood donors had severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies from previous infection or vaccination by the third quarter of 2022, with the prevalence of hybrid immunity …
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