Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Hysterectomy Identified
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) after hysterectomy include open approach, obesity, procedure duration, diabetes mellitus, and wound contamination, according to a study published online March …
Learn MorePandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New mothers who gave birth early in the pandemic filled far more opioid prescriptions than American women did previously, raising concerns about the potential for narcotic misuse.About 38% of more than 460,…
Learn MoreFDA Finds Contamination Issues at Eye Drops Plant
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. regulators inspecting a factory in India that has been linked to contaminated eye drops have uncovered a laundry list of problems. An outbreak of eye infections involving products made at the factory ste…
Learn MoreEl Papa Francisco es dado de alta del hospital, y oficia la misa del Domingo de Ramos
LUNES, 3 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El Papa Francisco volvió a oficiar la misa el Domingo de Ramos, apenas un día tras ser dado de alta del hospital, tras una estadía de tres días por una bronquitis.Francisco, que tiene 86 años, ofició en la…
Learn MoreLos CDC investigan un brote de Salmonella vinculado con harina
LUNES, 3 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. están investigando un brote de Salmonella Infantis que probablemente esté vinculado con la harina cruda. No está claro qué marca de harina tiene la culpa.Los investigado…
Learn MoreUna infección fúngica en Wisconsin enfermó a 4 personas y a 5 perros
LUNES, 3 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La primera temporada de “The Last of Us” se acabó, pero ha dejado a muchas personas con un miedo perdurable a las infecciones fúngicas. Parte de este miedo podría tener buenos fundamentos en la vida real: …
Learn MoreEarly mAb Treatment Beneficial for Outpatients With COVID-19
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For outpatients with COVID-19, early monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment is associated with a lower risk for hospitalization and death, according to a study published online April 4 in the Annals of Internal …
Learn MoreFDA Finds Contamination Issues at Eye Drops Plant
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. regulators inspecting a factory in India that has been linked to contaminated eyedrops have uncovered a laundry list of problems. An outbreak of eye infections involving products made at the factory stems…
Learn MoreMonoclonal Antibody Treatments Cut COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths by 39%
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Monoclonal antibodies have been an effective tool in the battle against COVID-19, reducing the risk of hospitalization or death by 39% for people who started the treatment within two days of a positive test,…
Learn MoreCDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Flour
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are investigating a Salmonella Infantis outbreak that is likely linked to raw flour. It is not clear what brand of flour is the culprit.Investigators from the U.S. Centers for Disease Con…
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