WHO Says Pandemic’s End May Be Near
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, the leader of the World Health Organization declared Wednesday, with deaths at their lowest level worldwide since the new coronavirus first began to spread in M…
Learn MoreContinúa el aumento de los costos de desembolso de la atención para el cáncer
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con cáncer ya tienen que afrontar muchas cosas a nivel emocional y físico. Pero una investigación muestra que los pacientes asegurados de menos de 65 años también pagan más de su pr…
Learn MoreU.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is wending its way into communities of color.New case numbers are down by nearly half sinc…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Boosters, Third Doses Well Tolerated Among Pregnant, Lactating People
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine boosters or third doses are well tolerated among pregnant and lactating individuals, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Alisa Kachikis, M.D., from the Univer…
Learn MoreToo Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some survivors of sexual assault may face a further trauma after seeking medical care: a huge emergency room bill.That’s the finding of a new study that analyzed U.S. emergency department charges for care r…
Learn MoreWHO Says Pandemic’s End May Be Near
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, the leader of the World Health Organization declared Wednesday, with deaths at their lowest level worldwide since the new coronavirus first began to spread in Ma…
Learn MoreBiden vuelve a promover la iniciativa Misión Contra el Cáncer
MARTES, 13 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El lunes, el Presidente Joe Biden renovó el esfuerzo para su iniciativa Misión Contra el Cáncer.En un discurso en la famosa Biblioteca Presidencial y Museo John F. Kennedy en Boston, Biden comparó l…
Learn MoreConfirman la primera muerte por viruela del simio de EE. UU., en California
MARTES, 13 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La viruela del simio fue la causa de muerte de un adultos la semana pasada en el condado de Los Ángeles, confirmaron el martes las autoridades de salud pública.Se trata de la primera muerte conocida…
Learn More¿Quién debe preocuparse por la ’emergencia’ de la polio?
MARTES, 13 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque la gobernadora de Nueva York, Kathy Hochul, declaró hace poco un estado de emergencia después de que se encontraran muestras del virus en las aguas residuales de la ciudad de Nueva York, los …
Learn MoreDeadly Form of High Cholesterol Can Catch Black Americans by Surprise
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Chad Gradney underwent quadruple bypass open-heart surgery at age 27, and afterward spent eight fruitless years battling extremely high cholesterol levels.Then in 2012 he found himself back in an emergency…
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