Pfizer’s Updated Booster Targets Omicron Variants, New Data Confirm
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New trial data show that Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster shot is more powerful against omicron subvariants than the original shot, the company announced Thursday.”These early data suggest that our bivalent v…
Learn MoreVinculan el estrés durante toda la vida con un gran aumento en el riesgo de cáncer
JUEVES, 13 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Con el tiempo, los hombres y las mujeres que sufren un estrés crónico se enfrentan a un riesgo significativamente más alto de morir como resultado de un cáncer, advierte un estudio reciente.El hallazgo…
Learn MoreYa antes de Uvalde, las muertes relacionadas con las armas de fuego aumentaron entre los niños de Texas
JUEVES, 13 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es cada vez más frecuente que los niños en edad escolar mueran tras ser lesionados por armas de fuego, y ahora las armas de fuego son la segunda causa principal de muerte entre los niños de 5 a 18 años…
Learn MorePeople With Disabilities Often Excluded From Clinical Trials
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with disabilities are commonly excluded from clinical trials, according to a report published in the October issue of Health Affairs.Willyanne DeCormier Plosky, Ph.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital …
Learn MoreAAP: Children’s Body Mass Index Rose During Pandemic
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children, particularly girls, experienced significant increases in body mass index (BMI) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics…
Learn MorePfizer’s Updated Booster Targets Omicron Variants, New Data Confirms
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New trial data shows that Pfizer’s updated COVID booster shot is more powerful against Omicron subvariants than the original shot, the company announced Thursday.The findings are reassuring, since human data o…
Learn MoreWith Tough Flu Season Already Here, An Expert Answers Your Flu Shot Questions
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Indications are that this year’s flu season is going to be particularly nasty, making the annual influenza vaccine even more important than usual, infectious disease experts say.People already are landing in t…
Learn MoreMenthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes could have a significant impact on smoking rates, especially among minorities, new U.S. research suggests.Adult smokers who are younger, have mental health problems and are…
Learn MoreMedian Stigma Score 31.7 for Hispanic Persons With HIV
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hispanic persons with HIV have a median stigma score of 31.7, and almost one-quarter report experiencing health care discrimination, according to research published in the Oct. 14 issue of the U.S. Centers …
Learn MoreLifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Over time, men and women under chronic stress face a significantly higher risk that they will die as a result of cancer, a new study warns.The finding comes from an analysis of more than three decades of U.S…
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