Cases of Advanced Cervical Cancer Keep Rising Among U.S. Women
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research points to a conundrum with cervical cancer: While rates of early-stage disease have been dropping in the United States ever since the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced, advanced ca…
Learn MoreLa mitad de las personas infectadas con ómicron quizá ni se enteraron, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Es usted una de esas personas que piensan que, por algún milagro, han logrado evitar la infección con la COVID-19 tras más de dos años de pandemia?Quizá se equivoque, afirma una nueva investigación,…
Learn MoreNurse-Led Interventions May Cut Children’s Fear of Needles
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two new nurse-led interventions to reduce negative impacts of vaccinations in children — divided attention (DA) and positive memory reframing (PMR) — were feasible and may reduce needle-related fear, acc…
Learn MoreCountries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countries that are closer to achieving universal health coverage saw smaller declines in routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, a new study reveals.The World Health Organization describes univer…
Learn MoreHalf of People Infected With Omicron May Not Have Known It: Study
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Are you one of those folks who thinks they have somehow miraculously managed to avoid COVID-19 infection more than two years into the pandemic?You might be mistaken, claims new research that discovered most…
Learn More¿Qué tan preocupado debería estar por las noticias sobre la polio?
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El poliovirus que se detectó en las aguas residuales de la ciudad de Nueva York la semana pasada puso a las autoridades de salud en alerta alta, ya que indica que el virus, que tiene el potencial de prov…
Learn MoreLa vacuna contra la COVID es segura para las mujeres embarazadas, según un estudio
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El uso de las vacunas más populares contra la COVID-19 es seguro durante el embarazo, concluyó un nuevo estudio canadiense de gran tamaño.Alrededor de un 4 por ciento de las mujeres embarazadas que recib…
Learn MoreReino Unido es el primer país que aprueba la vacuna contra la COVID de Moderna dirigida a la ómicron
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un refuerzo de la vacuna contra la COVID-19 que se dirige a la variante ómicron pronto estará disponible, y ya está aprobado en Gran Bretaña.La Agencia Reguladora de Medicamentos y Productos de la Atenci…
Learn MoreBiden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden Administration plans to stop buying COVID tests, vaccines and treatments as early as the fall, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Tuesday.Under that plan, those products…
Learn MoreUniversal Health Care Affects Childhood Vaccination Rates
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countries with greater progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) had smaller declines in childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in PLOS Medi…
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