Pediatric Populations Less Likely to Get Long COVID
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children and adolescents are less likely to experience persistent COVID-19 symptoms than adults, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.Sarah E. Messiah, Ph….
Learn MoreIvermectin, Luvox Fail as COVID-19 Treatment
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two drugs touted as potential COVID-19 treatments, ivermectin and fluvoxamine, don’t do a thing to improve patients’ oxygen levels and keep them out of the hospital or the morgue, a new clinical trial has sh…
Learn MoreCountries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countries that are closer to achieving universal health coverage saw smaller declines in routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, a new study reveals.The World Health Organization describes univer…
Learn MoreBiden Administration May Stop Buying COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration plans to stop buying COVID-19 tests, vaccines, and treatments as early as the fall, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha, M.D., said Tuesday.Under that plan, those p…
Learn MoreJill Biden, la Primera Dama, tiene COVID-19
MARTES, 16 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Primera Dama Jill Biden tiene COVID-19 y está experimentando unos “síntomas leves”, según su equipo.”Tras tener una prueba negativa de la COVID-19 el lunes durante su programación regular de pruebas,…
Learn MoreCDC Director Says Agency Needs Major Overhaul
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention failed to respond quickly enough during the COVID-19 pandemic and needs an major overhaul, Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.With her rebuke, …
Learn MoreHalf of People Infected With Omicron May Not Have Known It: Study
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Are you one of those folks who thinks they have somehow miraculously managed to avoid COVID-19 infection more than two years into the pandemic?You might be mistaken, claims new research that discovered most…
Learn MorePatients Have Higher Health Care Use After COVID-19 Infection
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Health care utilization is elevated in patients with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) results six months after the acute infection, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreLa vacuna contra la COVID es segura para las mujeres embarazadas, según un estudio
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El uso de las vacunas más populares contra la COVID-19 es seguro durante el embarazo, concluyó un nuevo estudio canadiense de gran tamaño.Alrededor de un 4 por ciento de las mujeres embarazadas que recib…
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