Lower Extremities Have Highest Surgical Site Infection Rates With Mohs Surgery
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lower extremities have the highest rates of surgical site infections following Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS), according to a research letter published online June 24 in the Journal of the American Academy …
Learn MoreSick? You’ll Need Multiple Tests to Rule Out COVID
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors have told patients who get a negative result after taking a rapid antigen test at home to test again 48 hours later.A new study confirms that’s the right advice. W…
Learn MoreMore Than Three-Quarters of Americans 16 and Older Have Been Infected With COVID: CDC
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – While a little more than half of American adults think they’ve had COVID-19, the reality is about 77.5% have been infected at least once, new government data shows.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre…
Learn MoreWhat’s in the Water? Maybe Germs That Could Harm You
TUESDAY, July 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Under the surface of your favorite swimming pool, beach and lakes, hazards too small to be seen by the naked eye may await.And these bacteria, viruses and parasites can turn a refreshing plunge into a nasty in…
Learn MoreAnother Enemy on the Front Lines in Ukraine: Antibiotic-Resistant Germs
TUESDAY, July 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bacteria found in hospital patients in Ukraine is showing extreme antibiotic resistance, making it harder to treat the wounded and ill in this war-torn country, new research warns.“I am quite thick-skinned and…
Learn MoreQuizá pronto haya un implante de PrEP que proteja del VIH
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una investigación con animales apunta a una nueva forma de prevenir la infección con el VIH: un implante rellenable que administra de forma continua medicamentos antirretrovirales durante hasta 20 meses …
Learn MoreLa hepatitis C puede ser letal, pero demasiadas personas no pueden acceder a la cura
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En Estados Unidos, más de 2 millones de personas tienen hepatitis C, pero la mayoría no reciben el tratamiento seguro que puede curar la enfermedad, señalaron el jueves las autoridades de salud pública. …
Learn MoreHospitalizan a Madonna por una ‘grave’ infección, y pospone su gira
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Madonna, la superestrella del pop de 64 años, está en el hospital debido a una “grave” infección, y tuvo que posponer su próxima gira, según un anuncio en Instagram que su representante artístico, Guy Os…
Learn MoreHepatitis C Can Kill, But Too Many Can’t Access the Cure
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, public health officials said Thursday.A new U.S. Centers for Disease C…
Learn MorePrEP Implant That Protects Against HIV Could Be Near
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Animal research is pointing toward a new way to prevent HIV infection: a refillable implant that continuously delivers antiretroviral medications for up to 20 months at a time.Antiretrovirals are the corners…
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