La metformina, un medicamento para la diabetes, podría evitar la COVID grave
MIÉRCOLES, 23 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un medicamento para la diabetes de un siglo de antigüedad parece ayudar a evitar que los pacientes con COVID-19 de alto riesgo desarrollen una enfermedad letal, informa un nuevo estudio.La metform…
Learn MoreClimate Change May Bring More Fungal Lung Infections
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fungal lung infections are spreading to parts of the United States where they were once never seen — likely a result of climate change, experts say.To the average person, the term fungal infection may conjure …
Learn MoreMonkeypox Renamed MPox Amid Racism Concerns
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox still exists, but its name is being phased out over racism concerns.For the next year, the terms monkeypox and the new name mpox will be used interchangeably before the virus is permanently renamed m…
Learn MoreAsthma Exacerbations Up After Relaxation of COVID-19 Restrictions
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions was associated with an increase in the incidence of COVID-19, non-COVID-19 acute respiratory infections (ARIs), and severe asthma exacerbations, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreNew COVID Variant XBB Is Gaining Ground Among Americans
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials are tracking a new COVID variant that’s a combination of two earlier Omicron subvariants.Known as XBB, this latest subvariant now represents 3.1% of new COVID cases throughout the U.S. and…
Learn MoreCOVID in Pregnancy Can Vary — Get Vaccinated to Stay Safe
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When pregnant women contract COVID-19, one in 10 will have moderate, severe or even critical symptoms, a new study finds.So it’s important they get their COVID vaccines, experts say.“Given that patients in all…
Learn MoreAs COVID Restrictions Lifted, Asthma Attacks Rose
FRIDAY, Nov. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When COVID-19 restrictions lifted in the United Kingdom, the risk for severe asthma attacks doubled.While having COVID isn’t more likely to cause asthma attacks than other respiratory infections, it may have b…
Learn MoreWhite House Urges COVID-19 Booster Shots Again, Citing Effectiveness
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Whether it is the bivalent vaccine from Pfizer or from Moderna, the latest COVID-19 booster shots offer more protection against symptomatic infection, public health officials reiterated at a White House bri…
Learn MoreLas infecciones bacterianas tienen la culpa de 1 de cada 8 muertes en todo el mundo
MARTES, 22 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las infecciones bacterianas son responsables de 1 de cada 8 muertes, y ocupan el segundo lugar solo por detrás de la enfermedad cardiaca como la principal causa de muerte en el mundo, revela un nuevo…
Learn MoreEstas fiestas de fin de año, mantenga la intoxicación alimentaria a raya
MARTES, 22 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un feliz día de fiesta puede dañarse rápidamente cuando una intoxicación alimentaria entra por la puerta.Los expertos del Centro de Control de Intoxicaciones Rutgers de Nueva Jersey ofrecen algunos c…
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