Three-Fifths of World’s People May Have Been Exposed to COVID
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 swept across the world far more effectively than previously thought, with a stunning number of cases left unreported as recently as the summer of 2021, a new World Health Organization (WHO) study says…
Learn MoreAmerica’s ER Docs Warn of Surge in Patients Due to ‘Tripledemic’
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Emergency rooms are clogged with people who are waiting for inpatient beds or other care and it’s causing a crisis, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).ACEP is one of more than 30 …
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccines Up Protection More Than Infection for Moms, Infants
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Time from infection or vaccination to delivery is the most important factor in transfer efficiency of COVID-19 protection from mother to infant, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in JAMA Network O…
Learn More16 Illnesses, One Death Reported From Listeria in Deli Meat, Cheese
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of Listeria that has infected people in at least six states, hospitalizing 13, killing one, and causing the loss of a pregnancy.
The outbreak strain is c…
Unas letales infecciones del corazón por abuso de opioides se triplican entre los estadounidenses jóvenes
MIÉRCOLES, 9 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La epidemia de opioides de EE. UU. le rompe el corazón a cualquiera… literalmente.El riesgo de los adultos jóvenes de fallecer de una devastadora infección del corazón se ha duplicado o triplicad…
Learn MoreBrain Bleeds Up in Patients With COVID-19 Treated for Ischemic Stroke
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with acute ischemic stroke who also have COVID-19 have higher rates of intracranial bleeding complications and worse clinical outcomes following revascularization treatment than similar patients wit…
Learn MoreHypertension Linked to Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hypertension is a risk factor for severe COVID-19, with a dose-response relationship for elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) with severe COVID-19, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in PLOS ONE….
Learn More13 Illnesses, 1 Death From Listeria in Deli Meat, Cheese
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of listeria that has infected people in at least six states, hospitalizing 13, killing one and causing the loss of a pregnancy.The outbreak strain is con…
Learn MoreFor Pregnant Women and Their Newborns, COVID Vaccine Offers Better Protection Than Prior Infection
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 while pregnant provides higher levels of antibodies for both mom and baby than catching the virus does, a new study finds.When pregnant women received one of the two available …
Learn MoreInfants Less Likely Than Other Household Members to Get COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants whose mothers test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) tend to develop less severe symptoms than their mothers or other members of their household and may not be…
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