Nearly Half of Tap Water Americans Drink Is Tainted With PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — “Forever chemicals” are widespread in the environment, and new research finds they can be detected in about 45% of U.S. tap water samples.The chemicals are per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, …
Learn MoreMore Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care.“Our findings are encou…
Learn MoreHalf of America’s Beaches Have Unsafe Pollution Levels: Report
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A day at the beach can be fun with family and friends, but water pollution can ruin the experience.The problem is more widespread than many might think: In a new report, the Environment America Research & Pol…
Learn MoreMore Than Three-Quarters of Americans 16 and Older Have Been Infected With COVID: CDC
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – While a little more than half of American adults think they’ve had COVID-19, the reality is about 77.5% have been infected at least once, new government data shows.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre…
Learn MoreUnos mosquitos dan positivo de malaria en Florida
VIERNES, 30 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud pública continúan investigando los casos de malaria en Florida y Texas, y recopilan mosquitos para hacerles pruebas. Múltiples mosquitos del condado de Sarasota, en Florida, han…
Learn MoreLa hepatitis C puede ser letal, pero demasiadas personas no pueden acceder a la cura
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En Estados Unidos, más de 2 millones de personas tienen hepatitis C, pero la mayoría no reciben el tratamiento seguro que puede curar la enfermedad, señalaron el jueves las autoridades de salud pública. …
Learn MoreMosquitoes Test Positive for Malaria in Florida
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health authorities are continuing to investigate malaria cases in Florida and Texas, gathering mosquitoes for tests.Multiple mosquitoes from Sarasota County in Florida have tested positive for malaria a…
Learn MoreLas entregas de alcohol a domicilio aumentaron en la pandemia, con efectos permanentes para la salud
MIÉRCOLES, 28 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, las entregas de alcohol a domicilio se dispararon en Estados Unidos, junto con los atracones de bebida, encuentra un nuevo estudio. “Las entregas a domicilio se refier…
Learn MoreHepatitis C Can Kill, But Too Many Can’t Access the Cure
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, public health officials said Thursday.A new U.S. Centers for Disease C…
Learn MoreLos casos de malaria en Florida y Texas son la primera propagación en EE. UU. en 20 años
MARTES, 27 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud pública están advirtiendo a los médicos, sobre todo a los de los estados del Sur, que estén atentos a la propagación local de la malaria, después de que se reportaran cinco casos…
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