Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A study testing drugs that are used for other conditions for their potential in treating COVID-19 has found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine (brand name Luvox) offered no benefit, at least at an initial s…
Learn MoreEven Alligators Might Be Harmed by PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alligators along North Carolina’s Cape Fear River have high blood levels of 14 toxic chemicals, along with signs of immune system damage, new research shows. The study of levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyls …
Learn MoreEven Alligators Might Be Harmed by PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alligators along North Carolina’s Cape Fear River have high blood levels of 14 toxic chemicals, along with signs of immune system damage, new research shows. The study of levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyls …
Learn MoreOlder Adults Interested in At-Home Tests
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years (48 percent) have ever bought an at-home medical test, with nearly one-third (32 percent) having bought an at-home COVID-19 test, according to a new report fro…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Votes for Removal of Drug Meant to Prevent Preterm Births
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Wednesday voted to recommend that a controversial drug meant to prevent premature births be pulled from the market.FDA officials have said they want…
Learn MoreNo es solo para las gafas: los exámenes de la vista le podrían salvar la vida
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los ojos podrían ser el espejo de una buena salud.Barbara Krupar, una paciente de 65 años de Ohio que está jubilada, lo aprendió de primera mano.Krupar hizo una cita con su oftalmóloga tras experimenta…
Learn MoreAlgunos hígados donados siguen funcionando durante 100 años, según un estudio
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Algunos hígados humanos son más resistentes que otros, y duran más de 100 años acumulados entre el anfitrión original del órgano y el receptor de un trasplante, descubre un nuevo estudio.Comprender qué…
Learn MoreDid Boston University Conduct Dangerous COVID Experiments? NIH Investigating
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National Institutes of Health is investigating COVID experiments at Boston University that have sparked a media firestorm, with some news outlets alleging that scientists created a “killer” strain …
Learn MoreBlack Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person with advanced heart failure may often need a heart transplant or a mechanical heart pump to survive.But white patients are twice as likely as Black patients to get this critically important care, a…
Learn MorePhysicians With Disabilities Experience More Mistreatment
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Physicians with disabilities had a significantly higher likelihood of experiencing every type of mistreatment from both patients and coworkers, according to a study published online in the October issue of …
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