Too Few Kids Are Getting Recommended Vaccines, CDC Warns
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaccinations among kindergarteners declined for the second year in a row, leaving hundreds of thousands of young children vulnerable to dangerous infectious diseases, U.S. health officials reported Thursday….
Learn MoreFDA Approves New 2-Drug Combo Medicine for Asthma
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults with asthma now have a new rescue medication to turn to after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Airsupra on Wednesday.The drug is the first approved to combine albuterol (a beta-2 adrener…
Learn MoreNearly 1 in 4 Hospital Patients Have Harmful Event During Their Stay
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Nearly one quarter of hospitalized people experience a harmful event during their stay, a new study finds.However, most of the bad outcomes are not preventable because they’re related to known side effects fr…
Learn MoreBlack, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American adults who have epilepsy and are Black or Hispanic are less likely than white adults to be prescribed the latest medications, according to new research.“While finding the right medication is often a…
Learn MoreVaccinated Moms’ Breast Milk Could Protect Baby From COVID
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infants too young to be vaccinated for COVID-19 get some protection from their mothers’ breast milk, researchers say.The new study follows up on findings published in 2021 that showed the breast milk of vacc…
Learn MoreBivalent COVID Boosters Offer No Extra Protection, Studies Suggest
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters intended to defend people against emerging Omicron variants don’t appear to provide any better protection than the original shot does, two new studies find.The new mRNA…
Learn MoreOverall Increase Seen in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Globally
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine acceptance has increased, reaching 79.1 percent, but there is considerable variation in vaccine hesitancy between countries, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Nature Medicine….
Learn MoreCoworker Observation System Promotes Nursing Professional Accountability
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Coworker Observation System (CORS) can be successfully implemented with nurses, according to a study published in the January issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.Cynthia …
Learn MoreLas tasas de natalidad de EE. UU. continúan en descenso
MARTES, 10 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Continuando una tendencia de décadas de longevidad, el porcentaje de mujeres estadounidenses que han tenido alguna vez un hijo se redujo de nuevo en las cifras más recientes de los Centros para el Contro…
Learn MoreRetiran 5.4 millones de moisés después de las muertes de más de 115 bebés
MARTES, 10 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El lunes, dos compañías anunciarán nuevas retiradas de millones de moisés mecedoras para bebés que ya habían sido retiradas: hasta ahora, se han reportado unas 115 muertes de bebés posiblemente vinculada…
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