New-Onset A-Fib Profiled in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) has been reported in 5.4 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across the United States, according to a study published in a recent issue of Circulation: Arrhyth…
Learn More‘Breakthrough’ Infections After COVID Vaccine Can Help Prevent Future Illness
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s very frustrating to get a COVID-19 vaccine and then wind up catching the virus anyway.But these breakthrough infections actually do you a world of good, providing a powerful boost to your existing vac…
Learn MoreTwo Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with weakened immune systems could be inadvertently helping COVID-19 develop resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir, a new study reports.After lengthy COVID infections, two kidney transplant …
Learn MoreMore Evidence COVID Vaccination Can Cause Temporary Change in Menstrual Cycle
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women may experience a small, but temporary, delay in their menstrual cycle after receiving a COVID shot, a new study finds.The delay was, on average, less than one day and, for most women, it resolved aft…
Learn MoreCanada to Remove All COVID-19 Border Restrictions Oct. 1
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — All COVID-19 travel restrictions in Canada will be gone starting on Oct. 1, health officials announced Tuesday.Both international and domestic travelers to the country will be able to give up such pandemic m…
Learn MoreAlgunos hogares de ancianos y hospitales pueden abandonar el uso universal de máscaras, según los CDC
LUNES, 26 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU. relajaron su recomendación sobre el uso universal de máscaras en los hogares de ancianos y hospitales, a menos que estas i…
Learn MoreCanada to Remove All COVID Border Restrictions Oct. 1
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — All COVID travel restrictions in Canada will be gone starting on Oct. 1, health officials announced Tuesday.Both international and domestic travelers to the country will be able to give up such pandemic main…
Learn MorePersistent Pulmonary Dysfunction Seen in Children After COVID-19
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Persistent pulmonary dysfunction is observed on low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children and adolescents after COVID-19, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Radiology.Rafael Heiss…
Learn MoreCOVID Infection Raises a Child’s Odds for Type 1 Diabetes by 72%
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children who fall ill with COVID-19 may have a slightly increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a new study suggests.Researchers found that of more than 285,000 children with COVID, 0.04% were diagnose…
Learn MoreBivalent mRNA-1273.214 Elicits Better Response Against Omicron
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Interim results of an ongoing study show that use of the bivalent omicron-containing vaccine mRNA-1273.214 as a second booster elicits neutralizing antibody responses against omicron that are superior to tho…
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