Hospitalization Rates Up During Omicron BA.2 Predominance
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalization rates were high during the omicron BA-2-predominant period and were highest among unvaccinated adults, according to research published in the Aug. 26 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Co…
Learn MoreBlack Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although there is now enough monkeypox vaccine to go around, the Americans who need it most still may not be getting it, a new report shows.
Only 10 percent of the Jynneos vaccine doses have been given to …
Learn MoreBiden Administration Will Stop Sending Out Free COVID-19 Tests on Friday
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The days of getting free COVID-19 tests by mail are drawing to a close.The Biden administration plans to stop sending test kits to Americans on Sept. 2 in order to reserve remaining tests for a fall surge. Lac…
Learn MoreWhat Can I Do to Stay Healthy and Protect My Liver?
If you’ve been diagnosed with hepatitis C, there is plenty you can do to stay healthy and lower your risk of developing serious liver disease. Like many diseases, hepatitis C is affected by the way we live — what we eat, how much we exercise, even ho…
Learn MoreWhat Are the Symptoms of Hepatitis C?
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C is often missed in the early stages of infection, so you need to know what symptoms might spell trouble.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hepatitis C infections, whi…
Learn MoreHasta 4 millones de estadounidenses no trabajan debido a la COVID prolongada
VIERNES, 26 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Otro ejemplo de la carga financiera que el nuevo coronavirus ha supuesto durante la pandemia: un nuevo informe estima que hasta 4 millones de estadounidenses no están trabajando debido a la COVID prolo…
Learn MoreYa hay 84 personas enfermas en el brote de E. coli relacionado con lechuga en los restaurantes de Wendy’s
VIERNES, 26 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un total de 84 personas de cuatro estados ya han enfermado por E. coli, en un brote que es posible que se vincule con lechuga contaminada usada en sándwiches vendidos en los restaurantes de Wendy’s.”De…
Learn MoreThousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. doctors administered more than 150,000 doses of useless monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID-19 patients early this year, spending loads of cash on therapies that had been deemed of no benefit, a new s…
Learn MoreWide Variance Seen in Booster Uptake Among Vaccinated U.S. Adults
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is considerable variation in uptake of COVID-19 boosters by geography, sociodemographic characteristics, and occupation, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Network Open.
Israel T. …
Learn MoreBiden Administration Will Stop Sending Out Free COVID Tests on Friday
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The days of getting free COVID-19 tests by mail are drawing to a close.The Biden administration plans to stop sending test kits to Americans on Sept. 2 in order to reserve remaining tests for a fall surge. Lac…
Learn More