CDC Warns That Mpox Could Make a Summer Return
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials are urging people at risk for contracting mpox to get vaccinated, as they are concerned that a slowdown in infections since last summer may not continue.In an official update posted Mon…
Learn MoreLa ’emergencia’ por la COVID terminó: esto es lo que debe saber
LUNES, 15 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque la emergencia de salud pública oficial por la COVID-19 terminó, el virus no ha desaparecido. Pero algunos de los programas especiales que se implementaron durante la pandemia han finalizado, y la Un…
Learn MoreLa obesidad grave podría significar un declive más rápido de la inmunidad por la vacuna contra la COVID
VIERNES, 12 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas con una obesidad grave quizá necesiten unas de refuerzo de la vacuna contra la COVID-19 más frecuentes para mantener su inmunidad activa, sugiere una investigación reciente. La protección de…
Learn MoreThe COVID ‘Emergency’ Is Over. Here’s What You Need to Know
MONDAY, May 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the official COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, the virus hasn’t disappeared.Some of the special programs put in place during the pandemic have ended, however, and the University of Michigan offe…
Learn MoreLa COVID en los gatos reflejó lo que sucedía en las personas
JUEVES, 11 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los gatos que se infectaron con COVID-19 tuvieron las mismas variantes que sus dueños a lo largo de las distintas fases de la pandemia, encuentra una nueva investigación.Los científicos observaron muestra…
Learn MoreSevere Obesity Could Mean Faster Decline of Immunity From COVID Shot
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Severely obese people may need more frequent COVID-19 booster shots to keep their immunity going, new research suggests. Protection from the shots declines more rapidly in those who are severely obese compared …
Learn MoreWHO Declares Global Mpox Outbreak Over
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cases of mpox around the world have dropped dramatically, prompting the World Health Organization on Thursday to declare an end to the global health emergency. An expert committee determined that a dramatic d…
Learn MoreRSV in First Year of Life Tied to Risk for Childhood Asthma
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among healthy, term infants, not being infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the first year of life is associated with a substantially lower risk for developing childhood asthma, according to a s…
Learn MoreCOVID in Cats Mirrored What Was Happening in People
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cats who became infected with COVID-19 had the same variants as their owners throughout the different phases of the pandemic, new research finds.Scientists looked at retrospective samples to assess COVID-19 i…
Learn MoreObservan un aumento en los casos de viruela símica en Chicago
MARTES, 9 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque el brote de viruela símica se ha estado calmando desde el verano pasado, todavía no ha desaparecido.Howard Brown Health, una clínica de Chicago enfocada en la salud LGBTQ, reportó hace poco un aumen…
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