Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When they suffer a heart attack, Black and Hispanic patients in the United States receive subpar care compared with white patients, new research reveals.The study of more than 87,000 insured heart attack patie…
Learn MoreNew U.S. Monkeypox Coordinator Named as California, Illinois Declare Public Health Emergencies
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The White House announced Tuesday that Robert Fenton Jr., a regional administrator with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has been named the country’s new monkeypox coordinator.The news came as two m…
Learn MoreLa Casa Blanca afirma que los refuerzos reformulados estarán listos en septiembre
VIERNES, 29 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses podrían recibir unas dosis de refuerzo de las vacunas contra la COVID, que puedan luchar contra las más recientes variantes ómicron, incluso ya a mediados de septiembre.Unas personas…
Learn MoreSe prevé que una oleada de sobredosis de opioides afecte a las áreas rurales y urbanas de EE. UU.
VIERNES, 29 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos expertos predicen que las sobredosis de opioides aumentarán en las áreas tanto rurales como urbanas, debido a la letal práctica de mezclar los narcóticos altamente adictivos con otras drogas.La ole…
Learn MoreIn COVID ‘Rebound,’ Biden Tests Positive for 2nd Day in a Row
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden is back in isolation and has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, as he experiences what is known as rebound after taking Paxlovid to treat his original infection.Biden,…
Learn MoreEE. UU. distribuirá 800,000 dosis de la vacuna contra la viruela del simio
JUEVES, 28 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En medio de las preocupaciones públicas sobre una respuesta gubernamental lenta a la viruela del simio, los reguladores de salud de EE. UU. autorizaron el miércoles la distribución de 800,000 dosis adici…
Learn MoreReformulated Booster Shots Ready by September, White House Says
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Americans could be getting updated COVID booster shots that can battle the newest Omicron variants as soon as mid-September. People close to deliberations say that the Biden administration plans to offer a boos…
Learn MoreWave of Opioid Overdoses Expected to Hit U.S. Rural, Urban Areas
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts predict opioid overdoses will climb in both rural and urban areas because of the lethal practice of mixing the highly addictive narcotics with other drugs. The coming wave of opioid overdoses “will be …
Learn MoreUS to Send Out 800,000 Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Amid public concerns about a slow government response to monkeypox, U.S. health regulators on Wednesday signed off on the distribution of another 800,000 doses of vaccine to stem the outbreak.The additional s…
Learn MoreBiden Tests Negative for COVID, Ends Isolation Period
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After contracting COVID-19 last week, President Joe Biden has tested negative for the virus and ended his isolation period.In a tweet posted Wednesday morning, President Joe Biden shared a photo of his nega…
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