New Pfizer Booster Shot Shows Protection Against Emerging Omicron Variants
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The updated Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots are proving their mettle against emerging omicron variants, the company announced Friday. The findings from the study were posted on a preprint server online and have …
Learn MoreLa vacuna contra la gripe podría salvar la vida a las personas con insuficiencia cardiaca
JUEVES, 17 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que sufren de insuficiencia cardiaca deberían sacar tiempo para vacunarse contra la gripe ahora, sugiere un estudio reciente.Las vacunas no solo previenen la influenza en este grupo de a…
Learn MoreUn peligroso parásito que puede infectar a las personas se encuentra ahora en zorros de EE. UU.
JUEVES, 17 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una rara enfermedad parasitaria que se ha documentado desde hace mucho en Europa parece haberse arraigado en Estados Unidos.Unos investigadores de Vermont reportan dos casos en humanos de la enfermed…
Learn MorePfizer’s New Booster Shot Shows Protection Against Emerging Omicron Variants
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer’s updated COVID booster shots are proving their mettle against emerging omicron variants, the company announced Friday.The latest version of the vaccine generated virus-fighting antibodies against four …
Learn MoreACR: Holding Methotrexate for Just a Week After Flu Vaccine Works for RA Patients
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), temporarily discontinuing methotrexate for one week is noninferior to discontinuation for two weeks after seasonal flu vaccination to induce an immediate and long-t…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Not Tied to Worse Inflammatory Bowel Disease Outcomes
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 did not have a long-term impact on the disease course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology.Simon J. Hong, M.D.,…
Learn MoreDespite Pleas From Pediatric Groups, Biden Balks at Declaring RSV a Health Emergency
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Thursday offered assistance to communities and hospitals dealing with a surge in cases of pediatric respiratory illnesses, but it did not declare a national public health emergency….
Learn MoreThere Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s sort of like the Goldilocks principle — a room that’s either too dry or too humid can influence transmission of COVID-19 and cause more illness or death, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers …
Learn MoreLas emergencias de EE. UU. están abarrotadas, y esto afecta a los pacientes en otras salas
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un departamento de emergencias abarrotado y desbordado aumenta el riesgo de muerte y sufrimiento de los pacientes de todo el hospital, advierte un nuevo estudio.”Mientras más abarrotada estaba la …
Learn MoreSeizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A bout of COVID-19, even a milder one, may raise the risk of having a seizure in the next six months, a large new study suggests.Researchers found that of over 300,000 Americans who had suffered a case of CO…
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