Paxlovid Soon Will Not Be Free for Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral Paxlovid has kept patients from becoming severely ill and dying from COVID-19 since it became available — at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subs…
Learn MoreAumentan los casos de gripe en EE. UU., e instan a los adultos mayores a vacunarse
MARTES, 6 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los expertos les piden a los adultos mayores que se vacunen contra la gripe lo antes posible, mientras una temporada de gripe excepcionalmente desagradable se despliega por todo Estados Unidos.Ya se h…
Learn MorePaxlovid Soon Won’t Be Free for Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral Paxlovid has kept people from getting really sick and dying from COVID-19 since it became available — at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subsidiz…
Learn MoreCost of Parking at Cancer Center Adds to Patient Financial Burden
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospital parking fees contribute to financial toxicity among cancer patients, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.Noting that parking fees ca…
Learn MoreExposure to Occupational Inhalable Agents Could Increase RA Risk
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to occupational inhalable agents is associated with an increased risk for anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA)-positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online Dec. 6…
Learn MoreFDA’s Food Safety Program Needs a Revamp: Panel
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s foods program is in “constant turmoil” and needs stronger leadership, a panel said Thursday. The Reagan-Udall Foundation, a group with close ties to the FDA, released a…
Learn MoreU.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care system during the 12-year study if U.S. states had mad…
Learn MoreStudy Explores Impact of FDA Approval of Aducanumab on Trial Participation
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision to approve aducanumab may have negatively impacted willingness to participate in preclinical Alzheimer disease (AD) trials, according to a study published online …
Learn MoreUn riesgo de bacterias provoca la retirada de 8 millones de productos de Laundress
LUNES, 5 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) – The Laundress, una compañía de productos de lavandería y limpieza, ha retirado casi 8 millones de sus productos por preocupaciones de que pudieran estar contaminados con varias bacterias.Entre las bacte…
Learn MoreAumentan las convulsiones graves, sobre todo entre las minorías
LUNES, 5 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un creciente número de estadounidenses sufren unas convulsiones prolongadas y que ponen sus vidas en peligro, conocidas como estatus epiléptico, y las personas negras son el doble de propensas a experi…
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