La gripe comenzó pronto y con fuerza, según los CDC
LUNES, 21 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La temporada de gripe llegó a Estados Unidos con fuerza y pronto, y ha sobrecargado a hospitales que ya se estaban enfrentando a un aumento en otros virus respiratorios, como el VSR y la COVID-19.Hast…
Learn MoreProtecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Research in wild bats is reinforcing a notion crucial to stopping future pandemics: When wildlife populations stay healthy, the odds of “crossover” viruses infecting humans subsides.In Australia, deforestatio…
Learn MoreQuizá haya una humedad de interiores perfecta para frenar la propagación de la COVID
VIERNES, 18 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es un poco como el principio de Ricitos de Oro: una habitación que está demasiado seca o húmeda puede influir en la transmisión de la COVID-19, y provocar más enfermedades y muertes, señalan investi…
Learn MoreLos nuevos refuerzos de Pfizer protegen de las variantes emergentes de la ómicron
VIERNES, 18 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las vacunas de refuerzo contra la COVID actualizadas de Pfizer están mostrando su temple contra las variantes emergentes de la ómicron, anunció la compañía el viernes.La versión más reciente de la v…
Learn MoreFlu Has Started Early and With a Punch: CDC
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Flu season has struck the United States hard and early, burdening hospitals that are also coping with a surge in other respiratory viruses, including RSV and COVID-19. The nation has seen at least 4.4 million …
Learn MoreMany U.S. Parents Avoid Vaccine Talks With Child’s Doctor
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vaccines have become a hot topic in the past few years, but a new survey finds many parents aren’t discussing immunization with their child’s doctor. Though a child’s pediatrician has often been the go-to reso…
Learn MoreNew Pfizer Booster Shot Shows Protection Against Emerging Omicron Variants
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The updated Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots are proving their mettle against emerging omicron variants, the company announced Friday. The findings from the study were posted on a preprint server online and have …
Learn MorePfizer’s New Booster Shot Shows Protection Against Emerging Omicron Variants
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer’s updated COVID booster shots are proving their mettle against emerging omicron variants, the company announced Friday.The latest version of the vaccine generated virus-fighting antibodies against four …
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Not Tied to Worse Inflammatory Bowel Disease Outcomes
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 did not have a long-term impact on the disease course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology.Simon J. Hong, M.D.,…
Learn MoreThere Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s sort of like the Goldilocks principle — a room that’s either too dry or too humid can influence transmission of COVID-19 and cause more illness or death, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers …
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