Four Genetic Variants ID’d for Risk for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Four genetic variants have been identified that are associated with an increased risk for developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of …
Learn MoreCytomegalovirus (CMV): What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
What is cytomegalovirus (CMV)?Although few people have heard of cytomegalovirus, or CMV, many of us are carrying it at this very moment. It’s a common virus that’s spread during sex, or in blood, urine, saliva, or breast milk; babies can also be infec…
Learn MoreCOVID-19: What It Is, Causes, Testing, Symptoms & Treatment
Since it emerged in 2019 and quickly became widespread, COVID-19 has caused mild to severe symptoms in people around the world. In all, it has claimed nearly 7 million lives worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.COVID-19 is an abbrev…
Learn MoreHepatitis A: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
When you hear about hepatitis A, you may think of tainted food and water, but this liver infection can also be spread from person to person.The American Liver Foundation estimates that 115,900 new cases of hepatitis A, B, and C occur annually in the U…
Learn More¿Todavía puedes obtener pruebas de COVID gratis en EE.UU.?
JUEVES, 14 de Septiembre, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las hospitalizaciones y muertes por COVID-19 están aumentando gradualmente en Estados Unidos, a medida que dos nuevas variantes ganan terreno en la nación. Con este aumento, más personas están buscand…
Learn MoreCan You Still Get COVID Tests for Free?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are looking for COVID test kits.Hospit…
Learn MoreCDC Panel Gives Support to New COVID Booster Shots
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following on an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an expert panel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday also signed off on new COVID boosters for…
Learn MoreOtra amenaza transmitida por mosquitos: el “virus del cañón Jamestown”
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Probablemente hayas oído hablar del virus del Nilo Occidental, pero los mosquitos también transmiten otras enfermedades, incluido el poco conocido virus del Cañón Jamestown (JCV, por sus siglas en in…
Learn MorePeople Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When you have COVID-19, when are you most infectious? Researchers are getting closer to an answer, with a new study finding that folks exhale the highest amounts of virus during the first eight days of their…
Learn MoreFDA Approves New COVID Booster Shots
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available within days.The COVID-19 shots from Pfi…
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