Las personas infectadas con Hepatitis C pueden necesitar la vacuna de la Hepatitis B
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias HealthDay) — Los pacientes con hepatitis C deberían considerar vacunarse nuevamente contra la hepatitis B, porque su respuesta inmune a la primera vacuna puede ser inadecuada, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Investi…
Learn MoreBacteria at Day Care Might Raise Kids’ Odds for Asthma
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Certain combinations of bacteria found in dust in children’s day care settings may have an impact on their young lungs. Researchers are trying to understand whether attending day care can affect children’s l…
Learn MorePeople Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When you have COVID-19, when are you most infectious? Researchers are getting closer to an answer, with a new study finding that folks exhale the highest amounts of virus during the first eight days of their…
Learn MoreFlu Vaccine Cut Risk for Influenza-Linked Hospitalizations in 2023
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Influenza vaccination reduced the risk for influenza-associated hospitalizations by 52 percent in the March to September Southern Hemisphere 2023 influenza season, according to research published in the Sept…
Learn MoreFDA Approves New COVID-19 Booster Shots
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID-19 boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available within days.The COVID-19 shots from …
Learn MoreRespiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): What It Is, Diagnosis, Symptoms & Treatment
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infectious respiratory disease that can look and sound a lot like a cold, with coughing, sneezing and a runny nose. But RSV can turn serious and send some patients to the hospital, particularly infants and young…
Learn MoreFDA Approves New COVID Booster Shots
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available within days.The COVID-19 shots from Pfi…
Learn MoreInfluenza (Flu): What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Influenza strikes millions every year, causing symptoms such as cough, fever, aches and a sore throat. Learn more about what the flu is, including its causes, symptoms and treatment.What is influenza (flu)?Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a hi…
Learn MoreSeverity Reduced With Mpox Reinfection, Postvaccination Infection
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The clinical features and outcomes of mpox reinfection and infection postvaccination are less clinically severe than initial infection, according to a global case series published online Sept. 4 in The Lancet…
Learn MoreYet Another Mosquito-Borne Threat: The ‘Jamestown Canyon Virus’
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’ve probably heard of West Nile virus, but mosquitoes spread various other illnesses, too, including the little-known Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), which is garnering attention across the United States.For…
Learn More