Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Omicron-Specific Booster Shot
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. said Monday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of an updated booster shot that targets several versions of the Omicron variant.Animal studies show…
Learn MoreLos casos avanzados de cáncer de cuello uterino siguen en aumento entre las mujeres de EE. UU.
VIERNES, 19 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación apunta a un enigma en el cáncer de cuello uterino: aunque las tasas de enfermedad en etapa temprana han estado en descenso en Estados Unidos desde que se introdujo la vacuna con…
Learn MoreUna ameba comecerebros podría haber provocado la muerte de un niño de Nebraska
VIERNES, 19 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es probable que la muerte de un niño de Nebraska fuera provocada por una infección con una “ameba comecerebros”, que ocurrió después de que el niño nadara en un río local, anunciaron esta semana las au…
Learn MoreDr. Anthony Fauci Will Step Down in December
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has advised seven presidents and spent more than five decades at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, will step down in December to “pursue the next chapter” of his career, he announc…
Learn MoreUninsured Rate Did Not Change in 2020 for 18- to 64-Year-Olds
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among adults aged 18 to 64 years, there was no change in the uninsured rate, despite increased unemployment in 2020, and the prevalence of certain unhealthy behaviors decreased, regardless of cancer history,…
Learn MoreVaccines Have Slashed Rates of HPV Infection in Young American Women
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Back in 2006, doctors began recommending the first vaccine for the common sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), with the shots carrying the potential to lower the risk of certain cancers.Now, a new …
Learn MoreFirst Lady Jill Biden Leaves Isolation After Testing Negative for COVID Twice
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After testing positive for COVID-19 last week, First Lady Jill Biden left isolation on Sunday following two negative test results.She had been isolating on Kiawah Island, S.C., where she had tested positive wh…
Learn MoreMany Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can’t Afford It
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Naloxone is a lifesaving antidote to an opioid overdose, but it may be priced too high for those most vulnerable to opioid-related death, a new study finds.Between 2014 and 2018, naloxone costs rose 500% for t…
Learn MoreDeepwater Horizon Oil Spill Cleanup Put Workers at Risk for Asthma
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Workers who cleaned up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico were more likely than others to have developed asthma or related symptoms, a long-term follow-up shows.”This is the first study…
Learn MoreCooler Weather Could Mean More Diabetes in Dogs
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just like their humans, dogs are more often diagnosed with diabetes in certain places and times of year, new research reveals. Diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in humans rise during the winter months and in northe…
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