COVID-19 Boosters, Third Doses Well Tolerated Among Pregnant, Lactating People
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine boosters or third doses are well tolerated among pregnant and lactating individuals, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Alisa Kachikis, M.D., from the Univer…
Learn MoreCOVID Home Test Kits Less Effective With Omicron Variant: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rapid at-home COVID tests have become less reliable with the emergence of the Omicron variant, new research suggests.Only one of three widely used rapid antigen tests met World Health Organization (WHO) sta…
Learn MoreWHO Says Pandemic’s End May Be Near
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, the leader of the World Health Organization declared Wednesday, with deaths at their lowest level worldwide since the new coronavirus first began to spread in Ma…
Learn MoreAlzheimer Disease Risk Up for Older Adults After COVID-19 Infection
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults aged 65 years and older with COVID-19 infection have an increased risk for developing new-onset Alzheimer disease, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Diseas…
Learn More¿Quién debe preocuparse por la ’emergencia’ de la polio?
MARTES, 13 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque la gobernadora de Nueva York, Kathy Hochul, declaró hace poco un estado de emergencia después de que se encontraran muestras del virus en las aguas residuales de la ciudad de Nueva York, los …
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Hospitalization Rates Higher in Unvaccinated During Omicron
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — During the omicron variant COVID-19 spike, unvaccinated adults were more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated adults, and hospitalization rates were lowest among those vaccinated and boosted, accordin…
Learn MoreGot COVID? Flushing Out Nasal Passages Could Cut Severity
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Battling COVID and eager to do anything that will limit you to a mild infection?Grab a neti pot, a new study advises.Flushing your sinus cavity twice daily with a mild saline solution can significantly red…
Learn MoreLos efectos de la vacuna contra la COVID se reducen, pero los refuerzos reanudan la protección: estudio
LUNES, 12 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En todo Estados Unidos se están desplegando unos refuerzos actualizados contra la COVID-19 que se dirigen a las variantes ómicron, y un nuevo estudio plantea que llegan en el momento justo.Los nivele…
Learn MoreWho Needs to Worry About the Polio ‘Emergency’?
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even though New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently declared polio a state emergency after samples of the virus were found in wastewater in New York City and four surrounding counties, public health experts …
Learn MoreLa COVID podría ayudar a desencadenar fibrilación auricular en algunos pacientes
VIERNES, 9 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más o menos 1 de cada 20 pacientes hospitalizados con la COVID-19 desarrollan un trastorno del ritmo cardiaco llamado fibrilación auricular (FA), según datos de un registro de la Asociación American…
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