Una revisión global encuentra que la vacunación reduce a la mitad las probabilidades de COVID prolongada
JUEVES, 23 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una revisión de estudios de todo el mundo encuentra que vacunarse reduce el riesgo de COVID-19 prolongada a la mitad.En la revisión, un equipo liderado por investigadores de la Universidad de East Anglia…
Learn MoreEl calentamiento del clima podría traer una bacteria necrosante a más cuerpos de agua de EE. UU.
JUEVES, 23 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El calentamiento global fomenta la propagación de una letal bacteria necrosante en la costa noreste de Estados Unidos, informan unos investigadores.La bacteria Vibrio vulnificus crece en aguas costeras c…
Learn MoreLos casos de tuberculosis aumentaron en EE. UU. en 2022, según los CDC
JUEVES, 23 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los casos de tuberculosis (TB) aumentaron de nuevo en 2022, anunciaron el jueves las autoridades de salud de EE. UU.Aun así, el aumento de un 5 por ciento, que equivalió a 8,300 casos, no alcanzó a los n…
Learn MoreE. Coli From Meat May Be Causing Many UTIs
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — E. coli bacteria are an infamous cause of food poisoning, but a new study suggests those same microbes lurking in meat may be behind nearly half a million cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs).UTIs are ver…
Learn MoreCOVID Pandemic Got More Americans Worried About Being Obese: Survey
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lots of folks gained their COVID weight during the housebound months of the pandemic, and now those extra pounds are weighing heavy on many, a new survey shows.Nearly a third (29%) of just over 1,700 adults s…
Learn MoreNew Tropical Species of Mosquito Migrates Into Florida
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Florida has yet another new mosquito species in its midst that has migrated from the tropics, settling in at least three counties since 2018.It’s not yet clear whether this one, called Culex lactator, will co…
Learn MoreIncidence of Tuberculosis Up to 2.5 Cases Per 100,000 in U.S. in 2022
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) was 2.5 per 100,000 in the United States in 2022, marking an increase since the low of 2.2 cases per 100,000 coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to r…
Learn MoreMore Testing of Staff Linked to Drop in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths at SNFs
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reductions in COVID-19 cases and deaths were seen among residents of skilled nursing facilities in association with greater surveillance testing of staff members, according to a study published in the March…
Learn MoreUna respuesta inmune ‘débil’ podría explicar por qué la COVID es más dura para las personas obesas
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La obesidad es un factor de riesgo bien conocido de una COVID-19 grave, y los investigadores piensan que han descubierto un posible motivo.Las personas obesas parecen tener una respuesta inflamatoria …
Learn More