Fractured Skulls, Broken Bones: Bike Injuries Still Common for Kids
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Over 1 million U.S. children and teens — many of them male — have broken bones and fractured their skulls in bicycle injuries over the past 20 years, according to new research that brought together two decades …
Learn MoreExtremely Low Incidence of COVID Hospitalization After Vaccine, Boosters: Study
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting vaccinated and boosted greatly reduces the odds for hospitalization if you get infected with COVID-19, according to a large new study conducted at U.S. Veterans Health Administration facilities.”This is…
Learn MoreU.S. to Screen Travelers From Uganda for Ebola Amid Outbreak in That Country
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Travelers flying from Uganda will be funneled to one of five U.S. airports so they can be screened for Ebola amid an outbreak in that African country, federal officials announced Thursday.Passengers who have bee…
Learn MoreMost Safety Signals Reported to FDA Lead to Regulatory Action
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most potential safety signals identified from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) led to FDA regulatory action, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in The BMJ…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Boosters Could Save 90,000 Lives This Winter
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number Americans who will die of COVID-19 this winter could depend on how many get their booster shots, a new report shows.Up to 90,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths could be prevented through the fall and winter,…
Learn MoreU.S. Gun Deaths Reach New Highs
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Murders and suicides involving guns have reached an all-time high in the United States, health officials reported Thursday.From 2020 to 2021, the rate of firearm homicides increased by more than 8%, as did th…
Learn MoreUnos bomberos muestran que las dietas de ayuno pueden funcionar en los trabajadores de turnos
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La alimentación en “horario restringido” es una forma popular de perder peso, y un nuevo estudio sugiere que puede ofrecer a los trabajadores de turnos una forma de comer de manera más saludable.La a…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten que la próxima temporada de gripe puede ser grave
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Australia está experimentando su peor temporada de gripe en cinco años, y esto no es un buen augurio para Estados Unidos, advirtieron e martes las autoridades de salud federales.La temporada de grip…
Learn MoreLos países dejan de monitorizar los casos de COVID, y los CDC abandonan las advertencias de viaje
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU. abandonan sus advertencias sobre los viajes al extranjero por la COVID. La agencia explicó que, como muchos países han dej…
Learn More1 in 7 U.S. High School Students Now Vapes
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teen vaping continues at concerning levels, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. About 2.5 million middle school and high school students reported that they had vaped in the past 30 days in 2022, accordi…
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