Quizá pronto haya un implante de PrEP que proteja del VIH
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una investigación con animales apunta a una nueva forma de prevenir la infección con el VIH: un implante rellenable que administra de forma continua medicamentos antirretrovirales durante hasta 20 meses …
Learn MoreLa hepatitis C puede ser letal, pero demasiadas personas no pueden acceder a la cura
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En Estados Unidos, más de 2 millones de personas tienen hepatitis C, pero la mayoría no reciben el tratamiento seguro que puede curar la enfermedad, señalaron el jueves las autoridades de salud pública. …
Learn MoreLos CDC aprueban vacunas contra el VSR para personas de a partir de 60 años; estarán disponibles en otoño
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Este otoño, los estadounidenses de a partir de 60 años podrán ponerse una vacuna contra el virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR), anunciaron el jueves los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermed…
Learn MoreHospitalizan a Madonna por una ‘grave’ infección, y pospone su gira
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Madonna, la superestrella del pop de 64 años, está en el hospital debido a una “grave” infección, y tuvo que posponer su próxima gira, según un anuncio en Instagram que su representante artístico, Guy Os…
Learn MoreMosquitoes Test Positive for Malaria in Florida
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health authorities are continuing to investigate malaria cases in Florida and Texas, gathering mosquitoes for tests.Multiple mosquitoes from Sarasota County in Florida have tested positive for malaria a…
Learn MoreBulevirtide Linked to Decline in Hepatitis D Virus RNA Levels
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with hepatitis D virus (HDV), bulevirtide is associated with a reduction in HDV RNA levels and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, according to a study published online June 22 in the New Engla…
Learn MoreCDC: Too Many Americans Cannot Access the Cure for Hepatitis C
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, according to research published in the June 30 issue of the U.S. Cente…
Learn MoreHepatitis C Can Kill, But Too Many Can’t Access the Cure
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, public health officials said Thursday.A new U.S. Centers for Disease C…
Learn MoreVariation Seen in Distribution of Characteristics of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From July 2020 to June 2022, there were changes in the distributions of characteristics of mothers with COVID-19 by maternal age, race and Hispanic origin, education level, and source of payment, according …
Learn MoreRecommendations Updated for Timing of Surgery After COVID-19
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The timing of elective surgery for patients after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is revisited in a guideline update issued by the American Society of Anesthesiologists…
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