La pobreza es la cuarta causa de mortalidad en EE. UU.
MARTES, 18 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La pobreza es la cuarta causa principal de muerte en Estados Unidos, según una investigación reciente.Unos investigadores de la Universidad de California, en Riverside (UCR), estiman que la pobreza se as…
Learn MoreLa FDA autoriza un refuerzo contra la COVID en primavera para algunos estadounidenses
MARTES, 18 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos mayores y las personas con unos sistemas inmunitarios debilitados pueden recibir otra dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna bivalente contra la COVID esta primavera, anunció el martes la Administrac…
Learn MoreVaping Might Make Smoking Habit More Likely in Teens
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young teens who vape and smoke cigarettes may be setting themselves up to be heavy smokers by the time they are older teens, a new study suggests. The researchers chalked it up to what they called the “ent…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccines Effective Against Moderate, Severe Disease in Children, Teens
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — BNT162b2 protects children and adolescents against mild-to-moderate and severe COVID-19, according to a study published online April 7 in Pediatrics.Nicola P. Klein, M.D., Ph.D., from Kaiser Permanente Nor…
Learn MoreGroups Ask Supreme Court to Reinstate Restrictions on Abortion Pill Access
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In the latest move to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone in the United States, a coalition of anti-abortion groups on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to allow an appeals court ruling to stand…
Learn MoreDo You Live in One of America’s Worst Cities for Dirty Air?
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-third of Americans live in counties with unhealthy air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. One in three, or 120 million, people lives with unhealthy levels of ozone or…
Learn MoreVacations Are No Time to Take a Holiday From Allergy & Asthma Treatments
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Summer is almost here, and its arrival brings opportunities for many people – including those who suffer with allergies and asthma — to plan vacations away from home.A recent article titled “Allergies don’…
Learn More2019 to 2021 Saw E-Cigarette Use Prevalence Increase in Younger Adults
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For younger adults, the prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use increased from 2019 to 2021, especially among those who never smoked cigarettes, according to a study published online April 18 in…
Learn MoreFDA Authorizes Spring COVID-19 Booster for Certain Americans
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Seniors and people with weakened immune systems can get another booster dose of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine this spring, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.Seniors aged 65 years and ol…
Learn MoreEn EE. UU., se reduce la concienciación de que el VPH provoca cáncer
MARTES, 18 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El virus del papiloma humano (VPH), de transmisión sexual, puede provocar una variedad de tipos de cáncer, pero la concienciación pública sobre este lúgubre hecho se está reduciendo en Estados Unidos, en…
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