COVID in Pregnancy Can Vary — Get Vaccinated to Stay Safe
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When pregnant women contract COVID-19, one in 10 will have moderate, severe or even critical symptoms, a new study finds.So it’s important they get their COVID vaccines, experts say.“Given that patients in all…
Learn MoreProteger la fauna es clave para prevenir la próxima gran pandemia
MARTES, 22 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una investigación con murciélagos salvajes refuerza una idea esencial para frenar futuras pandemias: cuando las poblaciones de animales silvestres se mantienen sanas, las probabilidades de que los vi…
Learn MoreDiabetes Drug Metformin Might Keep Severe COVID Away
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A century-old diabetes drug seems to help keep high-risk COVID-19 patients from falling deathly ill, a new study reports.Metformin reduced the risk of death from COVID-19 by 44% in a group of diabetics who …
Learn MoreWhite House Urges COVID Booster Shots Again, Citing Effectiveness
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s not too late to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot. Whether it’s the bivalent vaccine from drug maker Pfizer or from Moderna, the shots offer more protection against symptomatic infection, public hea…
Learn MoreProtecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Research in wild bats is reinforcing a notion crucial to stopping future pandemics: When wildlife populations stay healthy, the odds of “crossover” viruses infecting humans subsides.In Australia, deforestatio…
Learn MoreQuizá haya una humedad de interiores perfecta para frenar la propagación de la COVID
VIERNES, 18 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es un poco como el principio de Ricitos de Oro: una habitación que está demasiado seca o húmeda puede influir en la transmisión de la COVID-19, y provocar más enfermedades y muertes, señalan investi…
Learn MoreDespite Pleas From Pediatric Groups, Biden Balks at Declaring RSV a Health Emergency
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Thursday offered assistance to communities and hospitals dealing with a surge in cases of pediatric respiratory illnesses, but it did not declare a national public health emergency….
Learn MoreThere Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s sort of like the Goldilocks principle — a room that’s either too dry or too humid can influence transmission of COVID-19 and cause more illness or death, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers …
Learn MoreLas emergencias de EE. UU. están abarrotadas, y esto afecta a los pacientes en otras salas
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un departamento de emergencias abarrotado y desbordado aumenta el riesgo de muerte y sufrimiento de los pacientes de todo el hospital, advierte un nuevo estudio.”Mientras más abarrotada estaba la …
Learn MoreSeizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A bout of COVID-19, even a milder one, may raise the risk of having a seizure in the next six months, a large new study suggests.Researchers found that of over 300,000 Americans who had suffered a case of CO…
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