Rates of Severe COVID-19 Lower With Nirmatrelvir in ≥65s
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults aged 65 years or older, nirmatrelvir is associated with reduced rates of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the New England Journal of Me…
Learn MoreMonkeypox Cases May Finally Be Ebbing, With Declines Seen in Europe, WHO Says
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of monkeypox cases around the world dropped by 21% in the last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday.This significant decline may signal that the outbreak in Europe is final…
Learn MoreFecal Transplant Treatments Could Transmit Monkeypox, FDA Warns
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fecal microbiota for transplantation (FMT) treatments could infect patients with monkeypox, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned.Since May, an outbreak of monkeypox has been spreading in multipl…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Boosters Targeted to Latest Variants Could Be Ready After Labor Day
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration plans to roll out updated booster shots that target omicron variants shortly after Labor Day, in an effort to protect Americans against a possible winter surge in COVID-19 cases.Pet…
Learn MorePfizer COVID-19 Vaccines 73 Percent Protective in Under 5s
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Pfizer modified COVID-19 vaccine for use in children younger than 5 years was 73 percent effective in shielding them from infection during the omicron surge this spring, company data released Tuesday …
Learn MoreFirst Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID Again
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After testing negative for COVID-19 and leaving isolation last Sunday, First Lady Jill Biden again tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.”After testing negative on Tuesday, just now, the First Lady has…
Learn MoreEl ejercicio regular podría protegerle de una COVID grave
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Busca un nuevo motivo para hacer ejercicio?Este es uno bueno: el ejercicio regular parece reducir de forma significativa el riesgo de contraer COVID-19, encontró una gran revisión de la investigación i…
Learn MoreEl periodo de incubación del virus de la COVID se acorta con cada nueva variante
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si se infecta con COVID-19, el tiempo desde la infección hasta el posible inicio de los síntomas, lo que se conoce como periodo de incubación, es ahora significativamente más corto que a principios de l…
Learn MoreUsted podría vivir 9 años más en Hawái que en Mississippi, muestran unos nuevos datos
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las diferencias en el estilo de vida y otros factores se vinculan con grandes diferencias en la esperanza de vida entre los residentes de distintos estados de EE. UU., muestran unos datos de 2020.Esto p…
Learn MoreMore Than Half of People Infected With Omicron Variant Were Unaware
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than half of adults with a recent COVID-19 omicron variant infection were unaware of their infectious status, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in JAMA Network Open.
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