COVID Vaccine Boosts Protection, Even After Prior Infection: Study
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even if you’ve already had COVID-19, you can still benefit from a vaccine that can help prevent another infection, a new study shows. Danish patients gained between 60% and 94% protection against reinfectio…
Learn MoreKeeping T-Day Kitchens Safe for the Whole Family
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The whole family — even the youngest members — can take part in Thanksgiving’s hours of food preparation by following some safety tips.The nation’s leading pediatrics organization offers some holiday advice…
Learn MoreOutreach Messages Up Well-Child Visits, Vaccination Completion
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Outreach messages delivered via electronic health record patient portals increase the rates of scheduling and completing well-child visits and receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreEl número de estadounidenses que portan pistolas cargadas sigue en aumento
LUNES, 21 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es más probable que nunca que un estadounidense porte una pistola cargada: una investigación reciente encuentra que alrededor del doble de adultos portaban un arma en 2019 que en 2015.”Entre los aumen…
Learn MoreMuchos padres de EE. UU. evitan hablar sobre las vacunas con los médicos de sus hijos
LUNES, 21 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las vacunas se han convertido en un tema candente en los últimos años, pero una nueva encuesta encuentra que muchos padres no están hablando sobre las inmunizaciones con los médicos de sus hijos.Aunqu…
Learn MoreExaminan el rol del colesterol HDL ‘bueno’ en la salud cardiaca
LUNES, 21 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los niveles en sangre del HDL, el famoso tipo de colesterol “bueno”, quizá no hagan una gran diferencia en la salud cardiaca después de todo, en particular en las personas negras, sugiere un nuevo est…
Learn MoreLow HDL-C Linked to Coronary Heart Disease Risk in White Adults
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in White but not Black adults, and higher levels of HDL-C are not protective for ei…
Learn MoreSerum 25(OH)D Levels Linked to Diabetes in African-Americans
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels are associated with diabetes risk in African-Americans (AAs), according to two studies published online in Nutrition & Diabetes and BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care…
Learn MorePRIORIX, M-M-R II Vaccines Interchangeable for MMR
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines PRIORIX and M-M-R II are interchangeable, according to research published in the Nov. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity a…
Learn MoreMost Pivotal Trials of New Drugs Recruit From Low-, Middle-Income Countries
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most pivotal trials of new cancer, cardiovascular, and neurologic drugs recruit from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), according to a study published online Nov. 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Fa…
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