Who’ll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes just looking at a person can give clues to their likelihood of developing long COVID after a bout with the virus.For example, obese people are five times more likely to suffer long COVID symptoms th…
Learn MoreOb/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In light of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, many ob/gyns around the country are welcoming a change that allows them to continue taking accreditation exams virtually. The tests, typi…
Learn MoreFauci to Retire by End of Biden’s Term
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has helped shepherd Americans through the pandemic amid heavy fire from critics, plans to retire as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases by the end o…
Learn MoreBlood Thickness May Play Role in Risk of COVID Death
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The thickness of a person’s blood can be a matter of life or death if they contract COVID-19, a new study suggests.Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who have higher blood viscosity are at greater risk of dy…
Learn MoreU.S. Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Another Three Months
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the latest omicron subvariant fuels climbing case counts in the United States, the Biden administration has extended the country’s public health emergency status through mid-October.
Known as BA.5, the subv…
More Hospitalizations, Illnesses Reported From Daily Harvest Crumbles
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says nearly 100 people have now been hospitalized and hundreds have become ill in at least 26 states after consuming a lentil-based product from Daily Harvest.The fallout …
Learn MoreLos casos de viruela del simio se disparan: EE. UU. pide más vacunas y aumenta las pruebas
VIERNES, 15 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los casos de viruela del mono siguen en aumento en Estados Unidos, y las autoridades de salud federales señalaron el viernes que hicieron un pedido de 2.5 millones de dosis adicionales de la vacuna cont…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten sobre un peligroso virus que infecta a bebés en varios estados
VIERNES, 15 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un virus peligroso para los bebés se propaga por Estados Unidos, y los padres y los pediatras deben estar atentos a los síntomas, recomiendan las autoridades federales de salud.El parechovirus ha provoc…
Learn MoreEn 2021, 25 millones de niños no recibieron las vacunas de rutina en todo el mundo
VIERNES, 15 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alrededor de 25 millones de niños de alrededor del mundo no recibieron unas vacunas esenciales durante 2021, a medida que la pandemia seguía interrumpiendo la atención médica de rutina, muestra un nuevo…
Learn MoreNo use Luvox ni colchicina para luchar contra la COVID, aconsejan expertos de la OMS
VIERNES, 15 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas no deben utilizar los medicamentos colchicina y fluvoxamina para tratar la COVID-19 moderada, advierte la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS).El antidepresivo fluvoxamina (Luvox) y el fá…
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