Monkeypox Cases May Finally Be Ebbing, With Declines Seen in Europe, WHO Says
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of monkeypox cases around the world dropped by 21% in the last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday.This significant decline may signal that the outbreak in Europe is final…
Learn MorePill to Counter Lupus Shows Promise in Mouse Study
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental new pill could boost treatment of the autoimmune disease lupus, researchers reported at the American Chemical Society’s annual meeting.The pill has been shown in mouse studies to inhibit lupu…
Learn MoreThere’s More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D exposure, or lack of it, has long been thought to influence the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) because the disease is diagnosed more often in people in northern countries. However, new …
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Boosters Targeted to Latest Variants Could Be Ready After Labor Day
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration plans to roll out updated booster shots that target omicron variants shortly after Labor Day, in an effort to protect Americans against a possible winter surge in COVID-19 cases.Pet…
Learn MorePfizer COVID-19 Vaccines 73 Percent Protective in Under 5s
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Pfizer modified COVID-19 vaccine for use in children younger than 5 years was 73 percent effective in shielding them from infection during the omicron surge this spring, company data released Tuesday …
Learn MoreFirst Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID Again
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After testing negative for COVID-19 and leaving isolation last Sunday, First Lady Jill Biden again tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.”After testing negative on Tuesday, just now, the First Lady has…
Learn MoreSe dispara el uso de los alucinógenos entre los estadounidenses jóvenes
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El uso de marihuana y alucinógenos está en un máximo histórico entre los adultos jóvenes de EE. UU., informaron el lunes las autoridades de salud del país.En comparación con hace cinco o 10 años, el uso…
Learn MoreVinculan la marihuana medicinal para el dolor con un ligero aumento en un problema cardiaco
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que usan marihuana medicinal para tratar el dolor crónico quizá experimenten un ligero aumento en el riesgo de arritmias cardiacas, sugiere un estudio preliminar.Los investigadores encontra…
Learn MoreUsted podría vivir 9 años más en Hawái que en Mississippi, muestran unos nuevos datos
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las diferencias en el estilo de vida y otros factores se vinculan con grandes diferencias en la esperanza de vida entre los residentes de distintos estados de EE. UU., muestran unos datos de 2020.Esto p…
Learn MorePeritoneal Dialysis Less Costly for Medicare Than Hemodialysis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Peritoneal dialysis (PD) costs Medicare less than hemodialysis, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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