Un experto responde a sus preguntas sobre la vacuna contra la gripe para esta dura temporada que ya llegó
VIERNES, 14 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los indicios apuntan a que la temporada de gripe de este año va a ser particularmente desagradable, lo que hace que la vacuna anual contra la influenza sea incluso más importante de lo usual, señalan …
Learn MoreLa crisis de COVID se calma… ¿cómo podemos prevenir pandemias en el futuro?
VIERNES, 14 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Se necesitan unas medidas agresivas en las regiones tropicales del mundo para prevenir la próxima e inevitable pandemia global, concluyó una coalición internacional de investigadores.Alrededor del mun…
Learn MoreIs Exercise Getting Tougher for You? Long COVID Might Be to Blame
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After COVID-19, resuming regular exercise may be harder, and new research suggests this may be one more symptom of long COVID.For the study, the researchers reviewed 38 published studies that tracked the exerc…
Learn MoreMajor Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The ability of TPOXX to treat people infected with monkeypox is being directly tested in a new clinical trial in central Africa, U.S. health officials have announced.TPOXX — the antiviral drug tecovirimat — is…
Learn MoreEven Without Symptoms, COVID Infection Raises Risks for Trauma Patients
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Having COVID-19 could cause further trouble for patients being treated for physical trauma — even if they have no symptoms of the virus. Researchers studying cases of trauma patients who tested positive for CO…
Learn MoreWith COVID Crisis Ebbing, How Can We Prevent Future Pandemics?
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aggressive measures are needed in the world’s tropical regions to prevent the inevitable next global pandemic, an international coalition of researchers has concluded.Epidemics around the world have largely be…
Learn MoreWith Tough Flu Season Already Here, An Expert Answers Your Flu Shot Questions
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Indications are that this year’s flu season is going to be particularly nasty, making the annual influenza vaccine even more important than usual, infectious disease experts say.People already are landing in t…
Learn MoreLa FDA aprueba un nuevo refuerzo bivalente contra la COVID para su uso en niños
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El nuevo refuerzo bivalente contra la COVID-19 cuenta ahora con la aprobación para niños de incluso apenas 5 años, anunció el miércoles la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU….
Learn MoreFDA Approves New Bivalent COVID Booster for Use in Children
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The new bivalent COVID-19 booster is now approved for children as young as 5 years old, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.The bivalent booster shot includes one part that protects ag…
Learn MoreU.S. to Screen Travelers From Uganda for Ebola Amid Outbreak in That Country
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Travelers flying from Uganda will be funneled to one of five U.S. airports so they can be screened for Ebola amid an outbreak in that African country, federal officials announced Thursday.Passengers who have bee…
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