Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black children and teens drown in swimming pools at rates seven times higher than white children, but a new survey suggests that special swimming programs could make a difference and help save lives.The surv…
Learn MoreModerna y Merck reportan sobre una promisoria vacuna contra el melanoma
MARTES, 13 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dos compañías farmacéuticas dijeron el martes que han logrado notables avances con una vacuna que podría prevenir el melanoma.Moderna, famosa por su trabajo en la vacuna contra la COVID, y Merck, que…
Learn MoreLos pacientes negros son más propensos a necesitar una cirugía de emergencia para el cáncer de colon
MARTES, 13 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes negros son más propensos que sus pares blancos a necesitar una cirugía de emergencia para el cáncer de colon, lo que aumenta sus riesgos de complicaciones y muerte, señalan los autores …
Learn MoreHay 5 veces más probabilidades de un tipo de taquicardia con la COVID que con la vacuna contra la COVID
MARTES, 13 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación reveló un vínculo entre un síndrome cardiaco menos conocido y la infección con la COVID, y se observó un vínculo mucho más pequeño entre la afección y la vacunación contra la …
Learn MorePandemic’s Two-Year Global Death Toll May Be Close to 15 Million
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Almost 15 million people likely died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, nearly three times more than previously reported, a new World Health Organization study estimates.The researchers …
Learn MoreVaping Won’t Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — So much for vaping as a smoking-cessation tool: New research finds most folks who use both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes are likely to continue smoking rather than quit, a new study finds.How much…
Learn MoreStates That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In U.S. states with more restrictive abortion policies, rates of pregnant women, new mothers and infants dying were higher, a new report finds.The analysis, conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, found that st…
Learn MoreMove to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the United States moves towards a world in which electric vehicles (EVs) have fully replaced fossil fuel-driven engines, can Americans look forward to reliably cleaner air and better health? Absolutely, …
Learn More‘All of Us’: Big U.S. Genetics Study Is Already Helping Participants
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 155,000 people who have taken part in a massive genetic study orchestrated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have already gotten something in return — personalized DNA results that …
Learn MoreLoss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Bees, in their role as master pollinators, increase crop yields, leading to more production of healthy fruits, vegetables and nuts. But new research claims that the challenges these important insects face f…
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