Personas mayores, aquí están los medicamentos que pueden perjudicar sus habilidades de conducción
MIÉRCOLES, 4 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunos medicamentos comunes incluidos antidepresivos, somníferos y analgésicos, pueden atenuar las habilidades de conducción de los adultos mayores, según un nuevo estudio.Se ha relacionado a muchas…
Learn MoreSeniors With ADHD Face Higher Car Crash Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While studies of ADHD and driving usually target teens, a new one focused on seniors found they have a significantly higher risk of car crashes.Older adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH…
Learn MoreNeighborhood, Individual Factors Cut Racial Disparities in Heart Health
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Neighborhood- and individual-level factors attenuate racial disparities in cardiovascular health, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in JAMA Network Open.Anika L. Hines, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the V…
Learn MoreOver 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers who serve millions of Americans began a three-day strike on Wednesday after contract negotiations over staffing levels stalled.More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanen…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Updated Novavax COVID Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to an updated Novavax COVID vaccine, giving Americans a more traditional alternative to two recently revamped mRNA vaccines.Adolescents and adults who have pre…
Learn MoreFloods Raise Death Rates Long After Waters Recede
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – People who experience flooding aren’t just at risk during these severe weather events — they also have a significantly higher risk of dying in the weeks that follow.A new study by Australian scientists looked a…
Learn MoreMajor Drug Companies Agree to Price Negotiations With U.S. Government
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.The Biden administration announced Tues…
Learn MoreMore Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers do not reach an agreement.More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions…
Learn MoreOtorgan Premio Nobel de Medicina a pioneros de la vacuna contra COVID
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El Premio Nobel de este año en Fisiología o Medicina ha sido otorgado a dos científicos que, años atrás, sentaron las bases para la investigación de ARNm que hizo posible las vacunas contra el COVID-19….
Learn MoreCombatiendo la ‘expansión de la mediana edad’: carbohidratos que deberías y no deberías consumir
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una dieta rica en granos enteros, frutas y verduras no almidonadas es la mejor receta para las personas de mediana edad que intentan mantener su peso bajo control, según encuentra una nueva investigación…
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