Dr. Anthony Fauci Will Step Down in December
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has advised seven presidents and spent more than five decades at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, will step down in December to “pursue the next chapter” of his career, he announc…
Learn MoreBlood Biomarker Linked to Incident VTE in COVID-19 Patients
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) are associated with incident venous thromboembolism (VTE) among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, regardless of D-dimer levels, acc…
Learn MoreFirst Lady Jill Biden Leaves Isolation After Testing Negative for COVID Twice
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After testing positive for COVID-19 last week, First Lady Jill Biden left isolation on Sunday following two negative test results.She had been isolating on Kiawah Island, S.C., where she had tested positive wh…
Learn MoreChronic Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Confirmed After COVID-19
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms are observed following COVID-19 infection, although self-reported symptoms are not associated with quantitative dysfunction, according to a study published in the October is…
Learn MoreLos países con cobertura universal de salud tuvieron unas mejores tasas de vacunación infantil en la pandemia
JUEVES, 18 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los países que están más cerca de lograr una cobertura universal de la salud tuvieron unos declives más pequeños en las vacunaciones infantiles de rutina durante la pandemia, revela un estudio reciente….
Learn MoreLa ivermectina y Luvox fracasan como tratamientos para la COVID-19
JUEVES, 18 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dos medicamentos que se anunciaron como tratamientos para la COVID-19, la ivermectina y la fluvoxamina, no hacen nada para mejorar los niveles de oxígeno de los pacientes ni mantenerlos fuera del hospit…
Learn MoreMetformin, Ivermectin, Fluvoxamine Do Not Prevent Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with COVID-19 infection, metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine do not prevent the occurrence of hypoxemia, an emergency department visit, hospitalization, or death, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreLa mitad de las personas infectadas con ómicron quizá ni se enteraron, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Es usted una de esas personas que piensan que, por algún milagro, han logrado evitar la infección con la COVID-19 tras más de dos años de pandemia?Quizá se equivoque, afirma una nueva investigación,…
Learn MoreLa directora de los CDC afirma que la agencia necesita una importante reforma
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU. no lograron responder con la suficiente rapidez durante la pandemia de la COVID-19, y necesitan una importante reforma, pl…
Learn MorePandemic Tied to Worse Pregnancy-Related Complications, Maternal Death
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in pregnancy-related complications and maternal deaths during delivery hospitalization, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in …
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