La FDA advierte de una escasez de amoxicilina
LUNES, 31 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Quizá resulte más difícil surtir una receta de amoxicilina, un antibiótico de uso común, debido a una escasez que parece estar vinculada con el aumento actual en las infecciones con el VSR en Estados Un…
Learn MoreInfectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 19 to 23
The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 19 to 23 in Washington, D.C., and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians, and other health care professionals. The c…
Learn MoreUnas médicas responden a sus preguntas sobre el VSR
VIERNES, 28 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque un potencial aumento de la COVID 19 en invierno y la temporada de la gripe en ciernes reciben mucha atención, a los médicos les preocupa también otro virus.Se trata del VSR, es decir, el virus …
Learn MoreFDA Warns of Amoxicillin Shortage
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) – It could be harder to fill a prescription for the widely used antibiotic amoxicillin because of a shortage that appears to be linked to an ongoing surge in RSV infections across the United States.Supplies of am…
Learn MoreDoctors Answer Your Questions About RSV
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While a potential COVID winter surge and the impending flu season get a lot of attention, doctors are worried about another virus.This one is RSV — short for respiratory syncytial virus — and hospitals acros…
Learn MoreLo que los padres deben saber sobre el Cronobacter en la fórmula infantil
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El Cronobacter sakazakii ha estado en las noticias como la causa de infecciones en bebés y el motivo de la retirada de fórmula infantil en EE. UU. y la escasez resultante este año.Las infecciones s…
Learn MorePeople With Untreated HIV Being Hit Hardest by Monkeypox
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While monkeypox cases are declining in the United States, a new government report shows that patients with weakened immune systems, especially those living with HIV, have been hit particularly hard by the v…
Learn MoreWhat Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cronobacter sakazakii has been in the news as the cause of infant infections and the reason for a U.S. baby formula recall and resulting shortage this year. Infections are rare and the bacteria is harmless …
Learn MoreCases of Child RSV Are Swamping Hospitals. What Are the Symptoms, Treatments?
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians’ offices, children’s hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms across the United States are being overwhelmed by an early, heavy surge of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among infants…
Learn MoreAcute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Common in U.S. Schools, Child Care
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks frequently occur in schools and child care facilities and most outbreaks spread via person-to-person transmission, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Pediatr…
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