TPOXX Is the Only Monkeypox Treatment — If You Can Get It
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What if a rare viral illness with the potential to cause excruciating pain was in fact treatable, but the only drug for that use was nearly impossible to get, despite being in plentiful supply?That is preci…
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 MoreHepatitis C Infection Can Kill, But Less Than a Third of Patients Get Treatment
Vital Signs Aug (HCV) Press Statement_EMBARGOED_ (1).pdfWEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Less than one-third of people with hepatitis C get treatment for this potentially deadly, but curable, infection within a year of their diagnosis, a n…
Learn MoreMost COVID Patients Who Lose Sense of Smell Regain It Within 2 Years
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One of the most disturbing symptoms of COVID-19 has been the sudden loss of taste and smell.Worryingly, some people don’t regain these senses after recovering from their infection, raising the question of w…
Learn MoreMost Patients Regain Taste, Smell Following COVID-19
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly nine in 10 patients reporting a COVID-19-related smell or taste dysfunction completely recovered within two years, although recovery took more than six months for 10.9 percent of patients, according to …
Learn MoreLa FDA advierte sobre un peligro de salmonella en la comida cruda para gatos de Darwin
LUNES, 8 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los dueños de gatos no deben alimentar a sus mascotas con ciertos lotes de Darwin’s Natural Pet Products, advierte la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU.Algunos lotes de la comida …
Learn MoreMenos fumadores intentaron dejar de fumar durante la pandemia de COVID
LUNES, 8 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menos personas intentaron dejar de fumar cuando comenzó la pandemia de la COVID-19, y esto continuó durante al menos un año, según un nuevo estudio de EE. UU.La Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer (Americ…
Learn MoreSARS-CoV-2 Infection Not Linked to T1DM-Related Autoimmunity
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There appears to be no association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and autoimmunity related to type 1 diabetes development in children and adolescents, accordin…
Learn MoreClimate Change Making 218 Infectious Diseases Even Worse
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Flooding, heat waves and drought have made 58% of infectious diseases worse, a new analysis claims.For the review of previous studies, published Aug. 8 in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers found t…
Learn MorePandemic Brought More Woes for Kids Prone to Headaches
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Add more frequent headaches in kids who are already vulnerable to them to the list of ills associated with the pandemic.Before the pandemic, 60% of kids reported headaches on less than 15 days of the month. Af…
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