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Johnson & Johnson acepta un acuerdo de 8.9 mil millones de dólares en unas demandas por el polvo de talco

MIÉRCOLES, 5 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Decenas de miles de personas que demandaron a Johnson & Johnson podrían recibir cierto alivio después de que la compañía anunciara el martes que pagará 8.9 mil millones de dólares para resolver unas de…

Community Engagement Tied to Less Inpatient Care in Older Adults

THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More social, cultural, and community engagement (SCCE) is associated with more dental and outpatient care utilization and reduced inpatient care among older adults, according to a study published online Apri…

Según un estudio, los copagos o deducibles elevados impiden que las mujeres realicen un seguimiento después de recibir hallazgos anormales en la mamografía

High Co-Pays or Deductibles Prevent Women from Following Up after Abnormal Mammogram, Study Finds

New RSV Vaccine May Prevent Illness in Infants, Seniors

THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer provides safe and effective protection in both seniors and newborns, clinical trial results show.The vaccine is 86% effective in protecting older adults against RSV infecti…

Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson’s Severity

THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s safe to say that the debilitating loss of motor control that typifies Parkinson’s disease is bound to undermine any patient’s quality of life.But new research now suggests that race complicates the equa…

Racial, Ethnic Minorities With Parkinson Disease Have Worse HRQoL

WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with Parkinson disease (PD), racial and ethnic minorities have worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) than White patients, according to a study published online April 5 in Neurology.Danie…

U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer Disease Research

WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new national Alzheimer disease and dementia database could be a game changer for research on the condition that now affects more than 6 million Americans.Planning has begun at the National Institute on Ag…

Johnson & Johnson Agrees to $8.9 Billion Settlement in Talcum Powder Lawsuit

WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tens of thousands of people suing Johnson & Johnson may get some relief after the company announced Tuesday that it will pay $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits that have been going for more than a decade.The s…

Unos ‘químicos eternos’ usados en los muebles quizá no ayuden a las telas a ser resistentes a las manchas

MARTES, 4 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunas telas de muebles están recubiertas de unos cuestionables compuestos químicos, las PFAS, que con frecuencia se conocen como “químicos eternos”, para repeler a las manchas, pero un nuevo estudio sug…