COVID-19 Vaccination Bests Natural Immunity for Cutting Death, Hospitalizations
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with individuals with natural COVID-19 immunity from previous infection, individuals who are vaccinated have lower rates of all-cause emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and mortality, a…
Learn MoreChina Eases Travel Rules as COVID Restrictions Lift
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — China plans to roll back some of its strict COVID-19 controls, including allowing more of its people to travel abroad.During the pandemic, the country has limited passports, allowing them only for family em…
Learn MoreGetting COVID Booster Helps Your Antibodies Last Longer
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While getting a COVID-19 vaccine provides antibodies against the coronavirus, getting a booster shot creates a longer-lasting antibody response, according to new research.“These results fit with other recen…
Learn MoreGripe, VSR, COVID: en esta temporada de fiestas, protéjase de la ‘triple pandemia’
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los expertos en salud pública han estado advirtiendo sobre una “triple pandemia” de virus respiratorios este otoño e invierno, y la Asociación Americana del Pulmón (American Lung Association) ofrece …
Learn MoreLos expertos aconsejan dejar de hacer pruebas de COVID a los pacientes de hospital asintomáticos
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un grupo nacional de expertos en control de enfermedades recomiendan a los centros de atención de la salud de EE. UU. que dejen de hacer pruebas de la COVID-19 a los pacientes antes de la admisión al…
Learn MoreHomelessness Can More Than Double Odds of Fatal COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Homeless people in California’s largest county are more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19 as the general population, a new study finds.Researchers from the county, UCLA and the University of Southern …
Learn MoreScience Reveals Cause of Smell Loss in COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One of the hallmarks of a COVID-19 infection has been a lost sense of smell after the infection ends.In a new study, researchers blame an ongoing immune assault on the olfactory nerve cells — cells found at t…
Learn MoreBuyer Beware: Bogus Flu Meds Are Out There
MONDAY, Dec. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With flu rampant in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to be wary of over-the-counter products that promise to cure you of influenza, prevent it or reduce its severit…
Learn MoreIs Your Kid’s Runny Nose Going on Forever? Here’s What You Need to Know
SATURDAY, Dec. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It might seem like your toddler or preschooler has a nose that is always runny, but experts say that’s normal.“Children under 6 years of age average six to eight colds per year, with symptoms lasting an aver…
Learn MoreEl invierno y el asma infantil: una temporada de exacerbaciones
MIÉRCOLES, 21 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El aire frío y seco del invierno, y un trío de virus que se propagan, podrían provocar exacerbaciones del asma en los niños en este invierno.Pero los expertos de un hospital pediátrico ofrecen alg…
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