COVID Reinfections Are Now Common. Will Getting a Booster Even Help?
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Everyone in the United States knows someone — often multiple someones — who have been reinfected with COVID-19.Despite vaccines, boosters and natural immunity, the highly infectious Omicron variant appears c…
Learn MoreWHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox, which has now spread to 75 countries and sickened at least 16,000 people, has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). The declaration came after WHO Director …
Learn MoreKids Can Get Long COVID, Too
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Though adults are more likely to suffer long COVID, kids aren’t immune to the fatigue, weakness, coughing and breathing problems that can persist months after their initial infection.Nearly 6% of children who …
Learn MoreHigh Blood Pressure Doubles Odds That COVID Will Be Severe
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure — and that alone more than doubles their odds of being hospitalized if they are infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a new study reveale…
Learn MoreSummer Swim? Watch Out for ‘Swimmer’s Ear’
SATURDAY, July 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When weather gets hot and people start jumping into a pool, lake or ocean, cases of swimmer’s ear are likely to climb, but one expert says there are steps you can take to avoid the painful condition.The best…
Learn MoreUna COVID reciente no parece aumentar los riesgos de la cirugía
JUEVES, 21 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si una prueba positiva de COVID le ha obligado a posponer una cirugía electiva, hay buenas noticias.Una vez se recuperaban del virus, los pacientes vacunados del todo no tenían unas mayores probabilidade…
Learn MoreLa administración de Biden anuncia una nueva división para gestionar las pandemias
JUEVES, 21 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La administración de Biden anunció el jueves que creará una nueva división del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS) de EE. UU., que se enfocará de forma exclusiva en coordinar las respuestas a…
Learn MoreUna dieta de carne cruda podría tener una desventaja para los perros
JUEVES, 21 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alimentar a su perro con carne cruda podría propagar bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos, según investigadores que estudiaron las heces de perros alimentados con estas dietas.¿Qué encontraron los in…
Learn MoreLa COVID a finales del embarazo aumenta las probabilidades de nacimiento prematuro
JUEVES, 21 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una infección con la COVID-19 podría poner a las mujeres embarazadas en riesgo de un parto prematuro, pero solo si están en su último trimestre, informan unos investigadores israelíes.”Los resultados son…
Learn MoreBlack Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black residents in U.S. nursing homes are much more likely than white residents to be repeatedly transferred to hospital care, a new study reports.Black nursing home residents are likely to be transferred to t…
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