Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine, U.S. Health Officials Say
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – While the United States has recently ordered a $290 million supply of a drug meant to treat radiation sickness, federal health officials say that’s not cause for alarm.It’s coincidental that the order of Nplate…
Learn MoreMuchas tiendas de Nueva Jersey venden cigarrillos a menores de 21 años
JUEVES, 6 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque en todo el país es ilegal vender productos de tabaco a personas menores de 21 años, muchas tiendas de Nueva Jersey todavía lo hacen, reveló un estudio encubierto.Más de un 40 por ciento de las vi…
Learn MoreLos refuerzos para la COVID podrían salvar 90,000 vidas este invierno. ¿Se los pondrán los estadounidenses?
JUEVES, 6 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El número de estadounidenses que fallezcan de COVID-19 este invierno podría depender de cuántos se ponen las dosis de refuerzo de las vacunas, muestra un nuevo informe.En EE. UU., se podrían prevenir ha…
Learn MoreEPA Could Get Tough on Leaded Fuel in Airplanes
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a major step to curb the largest remaining source of airborne lead pollution. The agency has proposed a so-called endangerment finding that aircraft that…
Learn MoreCDC Will Stop Issuing Daily Updates of COVID Cases, Deaths
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Anyone who still wants to keep track of U.S. COVID cases and deaths will soon have to wait for the weekly reports. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it will stop publish…
Learn MoreU.S. to Screen Travelers From Uganda for Ebola Amid Outbreak in That Country
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Travelers flying from Uganda will be funneled to one of five U.S. airports so they can be screened for Ebola amid an outbreak in that African country, federal officials announced Thursday.Passengers who have bee…
Learn MoreCOVID Boosters Could Save 90,000 Lives This Winter. Will Americans Get Them?
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — How many Americans will die of COVID-19 this winter could depend on how many get their booster shots, a new report shows.Up to 90,000 U.S. COVID deaths could be prevented through the fall and winter, but that…
Learn MoreUnder 21? Many N.J. Stores Will Still Sell You Cigarettes
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Though it is illegal nationwide to sell tobacco products to anyone under age 21, many New Jersey stores still do, an undercover study revealed. More than 40% of store visits by 18- to 20-year-olds in New Jers…
Learn MoreEE. UU. gastará 266 millones de dólares para mejorar los programas de salud pública
VIERNES, 30 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El Gobierno de EE. UU. invertirá 266 millones de dólares para mejorar la fuerza laboral comunitaria y de salud pública, usando fondos del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense (American Rescue Plan).Alred…
Learn MoreLa vacuna Jynneos protege de la viruela del simio, según datos iniciales de EE. UU.
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La vacuna Jynneos, que se diseñó originalmente para proteger de la infección con la viruela, también parece proteger de la viruela del simio, muestran unos nuevos datos del gobierno de EE. UU.La …
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