Cardiovascular Complications of COVID-19 in Pregnancy Reviewed
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 infection in pregnant women is associated with worse outcomes than in women who are not pregnant, according to a state-of-the-art review published online Aug. 10 in JACC: Advances.
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Another Study Shows COVID’s Danger to Pregnant Women
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy significantly increases the odds of devastating outcomes from COVID-19, a new study confirms.Complications from the virus to pregnant women can include heart attack, arrhythmias, heart failure and …
Learn MoreFew Insured Individuals Receive Timely DAA Treatment for Hep C
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Few insured individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection receive timely direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment, according to research published in the Aug. 9 early-release issue of the U.S. Center…
Learn MoreIncrease in Pediatric Intracranial Abscess Cases Seen During COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cases of pediatric isolated intracranial abscess and sinusitis complicated by intracranial abscess increased during the early COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the Aug. 5 issue of the…
Learn MoreFDA Stretches Monkeypox Vaccine Supply by Authorizing Smaller Doses
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay) — As at-risk Americans stand in long lines across the country, trying to get the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials on Tuesday announced they will modify dosing instructions for the shot to help stretch the…
Learn MoreMost Older Americans Say They Will Get Updated COVID-19 Booster in Fall
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most older U.S. adults are prepared to roll up their sleeves to get an updated COVID-19 booster shot once one becomes available, a new poll shows. The poll, conducted in late July online and by phone, inclu…
Learn MoreLa nariz podría ser el arma secreta de los niños contra la COVID
MARTES, 9 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores australianos informan queel revestimiento de la nariz de los niños es más capaz que el de los adultos de proteger de la infección con la COVID-19, un importante descubrimiento.”Los ni…
Learn MoreLa pandemia significó más problemas para los niños vulnerables al dolor de cabeza
MARTES, 9 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Añada unos dolores de cabeza más frecuentes en los niños que ya son más vulnerables a ellos a la lista de dolencias asociadas con la pandemia.Antes de la pandemia, un 60 por ciento de los niños reportaba…
Learn MoreEl cambio climático empeora incluso más a 218 enfermedades infecciosas
MARTES, 9 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las inundaciones, las olas de calor y las sequías han hecho que un 58 por ciento de las enfermedades infecciosas empeoren, afirma un nuevo análisis.En la revisión de estudios anteriores, que se publicó e…
Learn MoreMost Older, Vaccinated Americans Say They’ll Get Updated Booster in Fall: Poll
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most older U.S. adults are prepared to roll up their sleeves to get an updated COVID-19 booster shot once one becomes available, a new poll shows.About 3 in 5 (61%) people over 50 who have gotten at least o…
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