Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While shift workers aren’t more likely to get infected with COVID-19, they are more likely to suffer from severe disease requiring hospitalization, researchers warn.Norwegian scientists studied the risks of bo…
Learn MoreWhite House ‘Winter Preparedness Plan’ Revives Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Program
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With cases of the flu, respiratory syncytial virus, and COVID-19 rising and hospitals filling up nationwide, the Biden administration on Wednesday announced a “winter preparedness plan” for what could be a t…
Learn MoreChemosensory Dysfunction Predicts Serologic Response After COVID-19
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Subjective chemosensory dysfunction is predictive of serologic response after COVID-19, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in PLOS ONE.Jonathan B. Overdevest, M.D., from Columbia University Irving…
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths Drop in 2022, But Still Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – More than two years after the pandemic began, there is a bit of good news on death rates in the United States: They should be lower this year than during the past two years once final numbers are tallied.Stil…
Learn MoreWhite House ‘Winter Preparedness Plan’ Revives Free At-Home COVID Test Program
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With cases of the flu, RSV and COVID-19 rising and hospitals filling up nationwide, the Biden Administration on Wednesday announced a “winter preparedness plan” for what could be a tough season ahead.One ste…
Learn MoreAfter COVID, Surgery Risks Remain Higher for More Than a Year
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors and patients should consider COVID-19 history when planning surgery, according to a new study.For patients who’ve had a COVID-19 diagnosis, researchers found significant postoperative problems dimini…
Learn MoreDeaths Mentioning Long COVID Identified in United States
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A total of 3,544 COVID-19 deaths mentioned long COVID from Jan. 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022, representing 0.3 percent of COVID-19 deaths, according to a December Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a…
Learn MoreHay 5 veces más probabilidades de un tipo de taquicardia con la COVID que con la vacuna contra la COVID
MARTES, 13 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación reveló un vínculo entre un síndrome cardiaco menos conocido y la infección con la COVID, y se observó un vínculo mucho más pequeño entre la afección y la vacunación contra la …
Learn MoreLos casos de una infección cardiaca letal vinculada con el abuso de opioides se dispararon en la pandemia
MARTES, 13 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los investigadores ya sabían que inyectarse drogas puede conducir a una infección del corazón, peligrosa y letal, llamada endocarditis.Ahora, saben que infectarse con la COVID-19 también parece aumen…
Learn MorePandemic’s Two-Year Global Death Toll May Be Close to 15 Million
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Almost 15 million people likely died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, nearly three times more than previously reported, a new World Health Organization study estimates.The researchers …
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