Los refuerzos de las vacunas contra la COVID son esenciales para algunos pacientes con cáncer: estudio
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con cáncer con unos sistemas inmunitarios debilitados por el tratamiento son uno de los grupos más preocupados por la continua propagación de la COVID-19 y las probabilidades de que la inf…
Learn MoreLas pruebas de aguas residuales de EE. UU. detectan una variante de COVID-19 altamente mutada
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud pública han detectado la nueva variante BA.2.86 de la COVID-19 en las aguas residuales de EE. UU., lo que plantea preocupaciones sobre la variante, altamente mutada, en Estados …
Learn MoreResidents Trained During First Wave of Pandemic Experienced Less PTSD
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — First-year residents training during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly less likely to screen positive for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) versus residents training before the pand…
Learn MoreUpdated COVID Vaccines Will Roll Out Mid-September, Officials Say
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve them in a few weeks, CNN reported, citi…
Learn MoreBus Drivers Faced High Risk of Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People working in certain jobs had greater risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19, even in the later stages of the pandemic, researchers report. Bus drivers rank high on that list, with double the risk of bei…
Learn MoreSepsis Almost Killed Jake Tapper’s Daughter, Alice. Now, She’s Working to Keep Others Safe
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alice Tapper felt deathly ill, suffering from severe abdominal pain, a 102-degree fever and vomiting.Emergency room doctors found that Alice — the daughter of CNN anchor Jake Tapper — had a rapid pulse of 13…
Learn MoreShelter Dogs Vulnerable to Diseases Spread by Ticks, Mosquitoes
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Warming temperatures may be bringing a new risk for shelter dogs: the spread of tick- and mosquito-borne disease in a broader geographic area, according to a new study.Bites from these pests can cause serious …
Learn MoreU.S. Wastewater Tests Spot Highly Mutated Variant of COVID-19
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United States.The U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Learn MoreNo use las gotas para los ojos Dr. Berne’s y LightEyez, debido a bacterias y hongos, advierte la FDA
MIÉRCOLES, 23 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las gotas para los ojos contaminadas vuelven a ser noticia: los reguladores federales advierten a los consumidores que no usen ciertas gotas para los ojos, debido a problemas de contaminación. El mar…
Learn MoreSARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection Linked to Increased Risk for Reinfection
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron infection is associated with an increased risk for reinfection among residents of long-term care and retirement homes, according to a stud…
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