There’s No Hepatitis C Vaccine, But You Can Still Prevent Infection
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C can ruin your liver, and there’s no vaccine to prevent it, but you can take steps to lower your chances of infection.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 2 million…
Learn MoreAntibody Treatment Could Fight Rare But Deadly Bile Duct Cancers
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with bile duct cancer might soon have an additional treatment available to them, thanks to a newly discovered tumor target.Some bile duct cancers are driven by a mutated HER2 gene, which has also been…
Learn MoreMore Evidence Gene Therapy Might Cure Sickle Cell Disease
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A clinical trial that’s attempting to discover a cure for sickle cell disease has found a new gene therapy to be safe and successful in four patients.Two of the patients were treated at Cleveland Clinic Childr…
Learn MoreHundreds of U.S. Kids Drown Every Year — Learn How to Protect Yours
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Drowning is the leading cause of death among children aged 1 to 4 years old in the United States, and too many older children continue to die in the water, according to a new report from the U.S. Consumer Prod…
Learn MoreTips to Staying Cool in Extreme Heat
SATURDAY, June 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Extreme heat can be dangerous, but you can stay cool and safe this summer if you take the right precautions.The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) offers some tips for doing so.“No matter your a…
Learn MoreTips to Staying Cool in Extreme Heat
SATURDAY, June 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Extreme heat can be dangerous, but you can stay cool and safe this summer if you take the right precautions.The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) offers some tips for doing so.“No matter your a…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Backs RSV Vaccine for Infants, Some Toddlers
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended that the agency approve a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for infants and some toddlers.The monoclonal antibody shot would pr…
Learn MoreVinculan a unas tumbonas para recién nacidos retiradas con 2 muertes infantiles más
JUEVES, 8 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Después de que hubiera dos muertes infantiles más, la Comisión de Seguridad de los Productos del Consumidor (CPSC) de EE. UU. insta a los padres y cuidadores a dejar de usar las tumbonas (o nidos) para be…
Learn MoreCDC: los pacientes que visitaron unas clínicas quirúrgicas en México están en peligro de meningitis
JUEVES, 8 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. intentan con urgencia comunicarse con las personas que se hayan sometido recientemente a procedimientos médicos en unas clínicas de Matamoros, en México, debido a que p…
Learn MoreLos centros oncológicos advierten que la escasez de fármacos afecta a la atención del paciente
JUEVES, 8 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva encuesta de centros oncológicos encuentra que la escasez de quimioterapia está afectando a la mayoría, y que provoca cambios de último minuto en los tratamientos de numerosos tipos de cáncer. Má…
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