Small Study Supports TPOXX as Monkeypox Treatment
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The drug tecovirimat appears to be safe and effective for treating the symptoms and skin lesions of monkeypox, a small study suggests.Tecovirimat (TPOXX) is an antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox. It…
Learn MoreGay Men Are Cutting Back on Sex to Avoid Monkeypox
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A survey conducted among American gay and bisexual men in early August found about half saying they’d cut down on sexual activity — including one-night stands and app-based hookups — in response to the globa…
Learn MoreLas vacunas han reducido las tasas de infección con el VPH en las mujeres jóvenes de EE. UU.
LUNES, 22 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En 2006, los médicos comenzaron a recomendar la primera vacuna contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH), de frecuente transmisión sexual, que tenía el potencial de reducir el riesgo de ciertos tipos de …
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 MoreQuizá le den un nuevo nombre a la viruela del simio para frenar el estigma
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La viruela del simio (también conocida como viruela símica o viruela del mono) podría pronto tener un nuevo nombre.El viernes, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) anunció que planifica dar un nuevo…
Learn MoreDog Contracts Monkeypox From Owners, Prompting Change to CDC Guidance
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adding yet another wrinkle to the monkeypox outbreak, a new case study suggests that people can pass the virus on to their pet dogs.Therefore, people who are infected with the virus should avoid close contact …
Learn MoreMonkeypox May Get New Name to Curb Stigma
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Monkeypox could soon get a new name.The World Health Organization announced Friday that it plans to rename the condition to eliminate any derogatory or racist connotations, a decision in alignment with current…
Learn MoreLa FDA estira el suministro de vacuna contra la viruela del simio al autorizar dosis más bajas
MIÉRCOLES, 10 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay) — Mientras los estadounidenses en riesgo hacen largas colas en todo el país, para intentar obtener la vacuna Jynneos contra la viruela del simio, el martes las autoridades de EE. UU. anunciaron que modifica…
Learn MoreTPOXX Is the Only Monkeypox Treatment — If You Can Get It
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What if a rare viral illness with the potential to cause excruciating pain was in fact treatable, but the only drug for that use was nearly impossible to get, despite being in plentiful supply?That is preci…
Learn MoreFDA Stretches Monkeypox Vaccine Supply by Authorizing Smaller Doses
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay) — As at-risk Americans stand in long lines across the country, trying to get the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials on Tuesday announced they will modify dosing instructions for the shot to help stretch the…
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