La ciencia revela la causa de la pérdida del olfato en la COVID-19
MARTES, 27 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una de las características de una infección con la COVID-19 ha sido la pérdida del sentido del olfato tras el final de la infección.En un nuevo estudio, unos investigadores culpan a un ataque inmunit…
Learn MoreGetting COVID Booster Helps Your Antibodies Last Longer
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While getting a COVID-19 vaccine provides antibodies against the coronavirus, getting a booster shot creates a longer-lasting antibody response, according to new research.“These results fit with other recen…
Learn MoreGripe, VSR, COVID: en esta temporada de fiestas, protéjase de la ‘triple pandemia’
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los expertos en salud pública han estado advirtiendo sobre una “triple pandemia” de virus respiratorios este otoño e invierno, y la Asociación Americana del Pulmón (American Lung Association) ofrece …
Learn MoreLos expertos aconsejan dejar de hacer pruebas de COVID a los pacientes de hospital asintomáticos
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un grupo nacional de expertos en control de enfermedades recomiendan a los centros de atención de la salud de EE. UU. que dejen de hacer pruebas de la COVID-19 a los pacientes antes de la admisión al…
Learn MoreScience Reveals Cause of Smell Loss in COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One of the hallmarks of a COVID-19 infection has been a lost sense of smell after the infection ends.In a new study, researchers blame an ongoing immune assault on the olfactory nerve cells — cells found at t…
Learn MoreCaen las defensas: los anticuerpos contra la COVID bajan primero en la nariz
MIÉRCOLES, 21 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los investigadores creen que han averiguado por qué las personas pueden reinfectarse con la COVID-19, a pesar de la inmunidad obtenida mediante la vacunación o una infección anterior.Resulta que l…
Learn MoreFlu, RSV, COVID: Shield Yourself From the ‘Tripledemic’ This Holiday
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Public health experts have been warning of a “tripledemic” of respiratory viruses this fall and winter, so the American Lung Association has some tips for breathing easier this holiday season.Flu, respirator…
Learn MoreStop Screening Asymptomatic Hospital Patients for COVID, Experts Say
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A nationwide group of infection control experts recommends U.S. health care facilities stop testing patients for COVID-19 before hospital admission or scheduled surgeries if they have no virus symptoms.The S…
Learn MoreDefenses Down: COVID Antibodies in Nose Decline First
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers think they’ve figured out why people can become reinfected with COVID-19, despite immunity gained from either vaccination or a previous infection.It turns out that antibodies produced in the nos…
Learn MoreIn Face of Tripledemic, CVS and Walgreens Limit Purchases of Kids’ Pain Meds
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As a tripledemic of the flu, COVID and RSV continues to spread across the United States, customers at two major pharmacy chains will now be limited as to how much children’s pain relievers and fever-reducing …
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