COVID-19 Outbreaks Pose Staffing Challenges to Nursing Homes
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nursing home facilities experience considerable staffing challenges during and after severe COVID-19 outbreaks, according to a study published online July 22 in JAMA Health Forum.Karen Shen, Ph.D., from the…
Learn MoreThird, Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Boost Humoral Response in Seniors
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Third and fourth BNT162b2 vaccine doses in adults aged 60 years or older are associated with a significant increase in antispike (anti-S) immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody titers, according to a research lett…
Learn More‘On Edge’: Anxious Americans Line Up for Scarce Monkeypox Vaccines
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With 19,000 cases now reported in 75 countries, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a global “public health emergency,” its highest level of health alert.The day after that announc…
Learn MoreTwo Studies Further Confirm COVID’s Origins in Wuhan Market
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Two new studies strongly suggest that COVID-19 most likely began with a jump to humans from animals sold at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China.It’s not clear from what type of animal the virus jumped …
Learn MoreOdds of Hospitalization Lower With Remote Monitoring in COVID-19
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Activation of a remote patient monitoring (RPM) program for COVID-19 is associated with a lower likelihood of hospitalization and shorter length of stay, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA N…
Learn MoreFlu Vaccine Tied to Lower Alzheimer Disease Risk in Older Adults
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Influenza vaccination is associated with a reduced Alzheimer disease (AD) risk among older U.S. adults, according to a study published online June 13 in the
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Avram S. Bukh…
Learn MoreLess Than Half of Parents Plan to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Youngest Children
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents have had to wait a long time to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine for their children under the age of 5 years, but a new survey shows many still will not get a shot for their children.
About 43 p…
Learn MoreBiden Administration May Declare Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As monkeypox continues to spread, with nearly 3,500 cases now reported in the United States, the Biden administration is weighing whether to declare the outbreak a public health emergency.The administration m…
Learn MoreLa pérdida del pelo y la impotencia se unen a la lista de síntomas de la COVID prolongada
LUNES, 25 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas con COVID prolongada experimentan un conjunto de síntomas más amplio de lo que se pensaba, entre ellos pérdida del pelo y disfunción sexual, informan unos investigadores británicos. Un anális…
Learn More¿Se gana la guerra contra las variantes de la COVID en la nariz?
LUNES, 25 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El mejor refuerzo de las vacunas contra la COVID quizá no sea otra inyección, sino un aerosol nasal, insinúa un estudio inicial.Desde principios de la pandemia, algunos investigadores han especulado que l…
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