Loss of Child Tax Credit Advance Payments Tied to Higher Food Insecurity
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Food insufficiency among U.S. households with children increased after they stopped receiving monthly advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments in January 2022, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in J…
Learn MoreBlack, Hispanic COVID Patients Less Likely to Get Antiviral Paxlovid
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to be given antiviral drugs such as Paxlovid to help battle a bout of COVID-19 than white patients are, a new government report shows.In a study of more than 700,000…
Learn MoreVaping Might Trigger Irregular Heartbeat, Animal Studies Show
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In another strike against electronic cigarettes, a new mouse study has found that they can cause an irregular heartbeat, also called a cardiac arrhythmia. Researchers from the University of Louisville’s Christ…
Learn MoreNew Bill Would Ensure Free Exams for Sexual Assault Victims
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After a sexual assault, some victims are charged for the initial treatment and collection of evidence, even though U.S. federal law requires those services to be free. Now, a new federal bill aims to change …
Learn MoreLa ventaja oculta de las ‘quemas controladas’: menos garrapatas
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una herramienta que se utiliza para restaurar los ecosistemas forestales también podría ser clave en la batalla contra las enfermedades transmitidas por las garrapatas, señalan unos investigadores.L…
Learn MoreUna nueva tendencia de TikTok de taparse la boca para dormir conlleva peligros
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva tendencia que se promueve en la plataforma de redes sociales TikTok impulsa a las personas a taparse la boca con cinta adhesiva a la hora de dormir, una práctica que podría resultar peligr…
Learn MoreLo que los padres deben saber sobre el Cronobacter en la fórmula infantil
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El Cronobacter sakazakii ha estado en las noticias como la causa de infecciones en bebés y el motivo de la retirada de fórmula infantil en EE. UU. y la escasez resultante este año.Las infecciones s…
Learn MoreLanzan en China una vacuna contra la COVID que se inhala por la boca
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El miércoles, China anunció que comenzó a administrar a sus ciudadanos un refuerzo contra la COVID que se puede inhalar a través de la bocaLa vacuna oral se distribuyó en Shanghái. Apareció un video…
Learn MorePooled Risk for Thrombocytopenia Increased After ChAdOx1-S Vaccine
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for thrombocytopenia is increased after receipt of the ChAdOx1-S vaccine compared with BNT162b2, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in The BMJ.Xintong Li, from the University of Oxford in…
Learn MoreOverall Symptoms After BNT162b2, Other Vaccines Comparable in <5s
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among children younger than 5 years, guardian-reported symptoms after BNT162b2 administration were generally comparable to those for on-label non-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …
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