Your Guide to Hepatitis C Medications
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can scar your liver, cause your liver to fail and raise your risk for liver cancer, but there are a multitude of medications that can treat it.According to the U….
Learn MoreYour Risk of COVID-Linked Smell Loss Is Much Lower Now: Study
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One of the signature symptoms of COVID-19 infection in the early months of the pandemic was a loss of the sense of smell. Now, new research finds that is no longer the case, thanks to the new variants that h…
Learn MoreNirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Effective for Outpatient Treatment of COVID-19
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For outpatient treatment of COVID-19, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is effective for reducing 30-day hospitalization or death, while molnupiravir is associated with a reduction in 30-day mortality, according to a stu…
Learn MoreCertain Factors Increase Risk for UTIs After Radical Hysterectomies
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking and using a catheter for more than seven days postsurgery significantly increase the risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infections after radical hysterectomies for cervical cancer, according to…
Learn MoreFoodborne Illness Outbreaks Most Often Involve Norovirus
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Foodborne illness outbreaks most commonly involve norovirus, according to research published in the June 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Eri…
Learn MoreUnos cambios genéticos hicieron que la gripe aviar de esta temporada fuera más grave
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unas mutaciones genéticas hicieron que esta última temporada de gripe aviar fuera más grave, y que aumentara el riesgo que plantea para los humanos y otros mamíferos, encuentra un nuevo estudio. El virus…
Learn MoreUna de cada seis personas sin vacunar se enfrentan a síntomas dos años tras tener COVID
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas sin vacunar con COVID-19 tienen unas probabilidades significativas de unos síntomas persistentes si contraen el virus, y una de cada seis sigue sufriendo síntomas dos años después, muestra u…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten sobre una enfermedad bacteriana potencialmente letal en la costa del golfo de EE. UU.
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un germen potencialmente letal ha llegado a la costa del golfo de EE. UU., advirtieron esta semana las autoridades de salud. Hasta ahora, se han reportado tres casos de infección con la bacteria Burkhold…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Potentially Fatal Bacterial Illness on U.S. Gulf Coast
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A potentially deadly germ has made its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, health officials warned this week. So far, three cases of infection from the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei have been reported to the U.S. …
Learn MoreLa FDA aprueba la vacuna contra el VSR de Pfizer para los adultos mayores
JUEVES, 1 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos mayores quizá tengan una segunda opción para vacunarse contra el virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR), después de que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. aprobara una …
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