President Biden Gets COVID, Flu Shots
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) – President Joe Biden has been freshly vaccinated for three major respiratory viruses that could spread widely this fall and winter.Biden got both the updated COVID booster and his annual flu shot on Friday, Whi…
Learn MoreAyudar a inmigrantes indocumentados a encontrar un médico de atención primaria reduce los costos de urgencias
VIERNES, 22 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ayudar a los inmigrantes indocumentados en Estados Unidos a conectarse con médicos de atención primaria podría ser una forma de ahorrar dinero, reduciendo considerablemente el uso del departamento …
Learn MoreIn 22 U.S. States, More Than a Third of Adults Are Now Obese
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is on the rise across the United States.In 22 states, 35% of adults or more were obese last year, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. Just 10 years ago, there were …
Learn MoreAyudar a inmigrantes indocumentados a encontrar un médico de atención primaria reduce los costos de urgencias
VIERNES, 22 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ayudar a los inmigrantes indocumentados en Estados Unidos a conectarse con médicos de atención primaria podría ser una forma de ahorrar dinero, reduciendo considerablemente el uso del departamento …
Learn MoreHelping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Helping undocumented immigrants in the United States connect with primary care doctors could be a money-saver, substantially reducing emergency department use and lowering health costs, a new study finds.Th…
Learn MoreMédicos que trabajan con niños transgénero se oponen a las prohibiciones estatales “inseguras”
MIÉRCOLES, 20 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Una nueva encuesta realizada a médicos estadounidenses especializados en el cuidado de niños transgénero muestra que están alarmados por la presión para limitar la atención al paciente, las amenaz…
Learn MoreDoctors Working With Trans Kids Oppose ‘Unsafe’ State Bans
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new survey of U.S. doctors specializing in the care of transgender kids finds they’re alarmed by pressure to limit patient care, threats to personal and patient safety, and the possibility of legal action….
Learn MoreCalifornia es el primer estado en aprobar la prohibición de 4 aditivos alimentarios peligrosos
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — California está en camino de convertirse en el primer estado en prohibir cuatro aditivos alimentarios que algunos expertos han relacionado con problemas de salud que van desde trastornos del comport…
Learn MoreAcross America, Many Who Need a Neurologist Live Too Far From Care
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Medicare patients can’t get help close to home for brain and nervous system issues.Nearly 1 in 5 Medicare recipients in the United States live at least 50 miles from their neurologist.“Our study found …
Learn MoreCalifornia Legislature First to Pass Ban on 4 Food Additives Linked to Health Issues
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — California is on track to become the first state to ban four food additives that some experts have linked to health issues ranging from behavioral problems in children to reproductive issues to cancer in l…
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