Who Benefits Most From COVID Boosters? New Study Gives Answers
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 booster shots appear to benefit folks 50 and older but less so for younger people, a new study suggests.For the study, researchers ran a statistical analysis using death rates from COVID, and looked a…
Learn MorePaxlovid Remains Potent Against Omicron COVID Cases
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid continues to work against Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, new research shows.Researchers decided to study Paxlovid’s impact against severe illness and death because…
Learn MoreWell Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers studying well water found current monitoring practices often fail to reflect actual groundwater pollution risks.The problem: Spikes in harmful bacteria, like those from animal and human waste, vary…
Learn MoreAntimicrobial Stewardship Programs Beneficial for Cutting Antibiotic Use
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) reduce antibiotic prescriptions and consumption of antibiotics, according to a review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 9 in JAMA Network Open.Kyaw Zay Ya, M.B.,…
Learn MorePor primera vez, se añade la vacuna contra la COVID al calendario de vacunación para los adultos
JUEVES, 9 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez, las vacunas contra la COVID-19 se han añadido a la lista de vacunaciones de rutina recomendadas para los adultos, otra señal de que el virus está aquí para quedarse.La añadidura se está…
Learn MoreUn nuevo medicamento inyectado podría prevenir la COVID grave
JUEVES, 9 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una sola inyección de un medicamento biológico experimental podría reducir a la mitad el riesgo de hospitalización por una infección con la COVID-19, muestran los resultados de un nuevo ensayo clínico.E…
Learn MoreAzithromycin Cuts Maternal Sepsis, Death in Vaginal Delivery
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women planning a vaginal delivery, a single dose of azithromycin is associated with a reduction in the risk for maternal sepsis or death, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in the New England Jou…
Learn MoreU.S. To Test Vaccines in Poultry as Way to Curb Bird Flu Outbreak
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu. Scientists will begin testing the first vaccines for birds in years as the spread of avian influenza has …
Learn MoreVaping Could Raise Teens’ Odds for Severe COVID
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Healthy young people who vape or smoke may be putting themselves at greater risk for developing severe COVID, new research finds.Both smoking tobacco and vaping electronic cigarettes may predispose people to i…
Learn MoreEl aumento de los casos de COVID en China no ha producido nuevas variantes, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En medio del brote reciente de COVID-19 en China, los científicos afirman que parece que no se han desarrollado nuevas variantes.”Dado el impacto que las variantes han tenido en el curso de la pandem…
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