Is There a Cure for Hepatitis C Infection?
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can damage your liver over time, but is there a cure for this insidious disease?Over 2 million adults in the United States are infected with hepatitis C, according…
Learn MoreAntibiotics Losing Power Against Bloodstream Infections That Kill Newborns
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Babies around the world are dying because the antibiotics used to treat sepsis infections in hospitals are losing their effectiveness, a new report warns.A team of 80 researchers from four continents has been …
Learn MoreCDC: los pacientes que visitaron unas clínicas quirúrgicas en México están en peligro de meningitis
JUEVES, 8 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. intentan con urgencia comunicarse con las personas que se hayan sometido recientemente a procedimientos médicos en unas clínicas de Matamoros, en México, debido a que p…
Learn MoreDiabetes Med Metformin Might Help Prevent Long COVID
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A safe, generic diabetes pill can help people avoid long COVID, a new clinical trial shows.Metformin cut the risk of long COVID by about 40% for patients who received a two-week course of the drug while battlin…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Backs RSV Vaccine for Infants, Some Toddlers
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended that the agency approve an RSV vaccine for infants and some toddlers.The monoclonal antibody shot would protect against respiratory sync…
Learn MoreAlmost All Blood Donors Had SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies by Third Quarter of 2022
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Almost all blood donors had severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies from previous infection or vaccination by the third quarter of 2022, with the prevalence of hybrid immunity …
Learn MoreCDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who have recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis.
Those at…
El riesgo de pérdida del olfato por la COVID es mucho más bajo ahora, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 7 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Uno de los síntomas característicos de la infección con la COVID-19 en los primeros meses de la pandemia era una pérdida del sentido del olfato. Ahora, una nueva investigación encuentra que ya no es as…
Learn MoreCOVID-19-Associated Smell, Taste Disturbance Is Declining
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During recent omicron waves, there was a decrease in the rate of COVID-19-associated smell or taste disturbance, according to a study published online May 26 in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.Evan R. Re…
Learn MoreCDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who’ve recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis. Those at r…
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