WHO Monitoring Highly Mutated New Strain of COVID-19, Now Spotted in Michigan
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID variant with very few known cases but many mutations has been swiftly moved into the World Health Organization’s “variant under monitoring” classification. Four known cases of the variant, dubbed B…
Learn MoreU.S. Adults See Smoking Cannabis as Safer Than Tobacco
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. adults increasingly perceive daily smoking of cannabis and secondhand exposure to cannabis smoke as safer than tobacco smoke, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in JAMA Network Open.Julia Cha…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Akeega for BRCA-Positive Metastatic Prostate Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate) for the treatment of BRCA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.The approval makes Akeega the fi…
Learn MoreAppeals Court Upholds Restrictions on Mifepristone
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The abortion pill mifepristone should remain legal in the United States, but with significant restrictions on access to it, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The decision, issued by the U.S. Court of …
Learn MoreCBD Vapes Rising in Popularity Among Teens
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaping CBD (cannabidiol) is on the rise among middle and high school students, according to a national U.S. survey, and health experts warn there can be serious risks involved.More than 1 in 5 students who u…
Learn MoreCBD Vapes Rising in Popularity Among Teens
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaping CBD (cannabidiol) is on the rise among middle and high school students, according to a national U.S. survey, and health experts warn there can be serious risks involved.More than 1 in 5 students who u…
Learn MoreUn grupo de pediatras insta a administrar la nueva inyección contra el VSR a todos los bebés
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Todos los bebés deben recibir el nuevo anticuerpo monoclonal preventivo de acción prolongada para el virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR), señaló el principal grupo de pediatras del país. La Academia A…
Learn MoreUn grupo de pediatras insta a administrar la nueva inyección contra el VSR a todos los bebés
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Todos los bebés deben recibir el nuevo anticuerpo monoclonal preventivo de acción prolongada para el virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR), señaló el principal grupo de pediatras del país. La Academia A…
Learn MoreAumentan las hospitalizaciones por la COVID en EE. UU. por cuarta semana consecutiva
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las nuevas hospitalizaciones de estadounidenses con una COVID grave están aumentando otra vez. El número de pacientes que están siendo admitidos a hospitales ha crecido en cada una de las cuatro últi…
Learn MoreAumentan las hospitalizaciones por la COVID en EE. UU. por cuarta semana consecutiva
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las nuevas hospitalizaciones de estadounidenses con una COVID grave están aumentando otra vez. El número de pacientes que están siendo admitidos a hospitales ha crecido en cada una de las cuatro últi…
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