El virus de la COVID evoluciona tres veces más rápido en los venados que en los humanos
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las variantes de la COVID-19 están evolucionando tres veces más rápido en los venados de cola blanca que en los humanos, según un nuevo estudio. Los venados sirven como reservorios virales, lugares donde…
Learn MoreDoctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman’s Brain
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors plucked a wriggling roundworm from the brain of an Australian woman in the world’s first-known case of human infection with a parasite common in some pythons.The woman, who had been experiencing worse…
Learn MoreRising COVID Hospitalizations, New Variants Have Americans on Edge
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID-19 surge is underway, with seasonal changes and new variants fueling an increase in hospitalizations and deaths.A new Omicron variant, named Eris, has become dominant in the United States amid sig…
Learn MoreCOVID Virus Is Evolving Three Times Faster in Deer Versus Humans
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 variants are evolving three times faster in white-tailed deer than in humans, according to a new study. Deer serve as virus reservoirs, places where a virus thrives and multiplies, making them the per…
Learn MoreLos refuerzos de las vacunas contra la COVID son esenciales para algunos pacientes con cáncer: estudio
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con cáncer con unos sistemas inmunitarios debilitados por el tratamiento son uno de los grupos más preocupados por la continua propagación de la COVID-19 y las probabilidades de que la inf…
Learn MoreBus Drivers Faced High Risk of Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People working in certain jobs had greater risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19, even in the later stages of the pandemic, researchers report. Bus drivers rank high on that list, with double the risk of bei…
Learn MoreSepsis Almost Killed Jake Tapper’s Daughter, Alice. Now, She’s Working to Keep Others Safe
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alice Tapper felt deathly ill, suffering from severe abdominal pain, a 102-degree fever and vomiting.Emergency room doctors found that Alice — the daughter of CNN anchor Jake Tapper — had a rapid pulse of 13…
Learn MoreSARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection Linked to Increased Risk for Reinfection
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron infection is associated with an increased risk for reinfection among residents of long-term care and retirement homes, according to a stud…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine Boosters Crucial for Some Cancer Patients: Study
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients with immune systems weakened by treatment are among the groups most concerned about the continued spread of COVID-19 and the chance of the infection becoming severe.New research suggests more…
Learn MoreMillions More Americans May Have Long COVID Than Thought
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans swear they’re suffering the symptoms of long-haul COVID, but are greeted with eye rolls because they never were formally diagnosed with COVID-19.Their claims need to be taken more seri…
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