Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with weakened immune systems could be inadvertently helping COVID-19 develop resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir, a new study reports.After lengthy COVID infections, two kidney transplant …
Learn MoreMore Evidence COVID Vaccination Can Cause Temporary Change in Menstrual Cycle
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women may experience a small, but temporary, delay in their menstrual cycle after receiving a COVID shot, a new study finds.The delay was, on average, less than one day and, for most women, it resolved aft…
Learn MoreCanada to Remove All COVID-19 Border Restrictions Oct. 1
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — All COVID-19 travel restrictions in Canada will be gone starting on Oct. 1, health officials announced Tuesday.Both international and domestic travelers to the country will be able to give up such pandemic m…
Learn MoreEl aroma a humano: qué atrae a los mosquitos a la piel de las personas
LUNES, 26 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A una persona quizá le atraiga un aroma en particular, y a los mosquitos les pasa lo mismo.Los molestos insectos quizá se sientan atraídos por un coctel químico de olores que emanan de la piel, según…
Learn MoreAlgunos hogares de ancianos y hospitales pueden abandonar el uso universal de máscaras, según los CDC
LUNES, 26 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU. relajaron su recomendación sobre el uso universal de máscaras en los hogares de ancianos y hospitales, a menos que estas i…
Learn MoreCanada to Remove All COVID Border Restrictions Oct. 1
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — All COVID travel restrictions in Canada will be gone starting on Oct. 1, health officials announced Tuesday.Both international and domestic travelers to the country will be able to give up such pandemic main…
Learn MorePersistent Pulmonary Dysfunction Seen in Children After COVID-19
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Persistent pulmonary dysfunction is observed on low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children and adolescents after COVID-19, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Radiology.Rafael Heiss…
Learn MoreCOVID Infection Raises a Child’s Odds for Type 1 Diabetes by 72%
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children who fall ill with COVID-19 may have a slightly increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a new study suggests.Researchers found that of more than 285,000 children with COVID, 0.04% were diagnose…
Learn MoreBivalent mRNA-1273.214 Elicits Better Response Against Omicron
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Interim results of an ongoing study show that use of the bivalent omicron-containing vaccine mRNA-1273.214 as a second booster elicits neutralizing antibody responses against omicron that are superior to tho…
Learn MoreCDC Says Universal Masking Can Be Dropped in Some Nursing Homes, Hospitals
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its universal masking recommendation for nursing homes and hospitals, unless those health care institutions are in areas seeing high levels of COV…
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