Persistent health problems were slightly more common in children after COVID-19 than in those of a similar age who avoided the virus, researchers from Denmark reported in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. But anxiety levels were higher in children who had never had COVID-19, according to the researchers. They said that 40% of infants […]
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Low-Dose Aspirin May Do More Harm Than Good
The new recommendations on the use of aspirin in low doses to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, they argue that the anticoagulant’s risks may outweigh its benefits, breaking with more than 30 years of widely accepted medical guidelines. Current evidence highlighting the risks of internal bleeding associated with aspirin use prompted the US […]
Economic inequality puts the health of minors at risk, according to a study
A group of experts warns that the increase in economic inequalities in the world causes disparities in Health of children and adolescents, which puts at risk the objectives set to reduce mortality in 2030. During 2019, there were 8.6 million deaths under the age of 20 -including stillbirths-, according to a series of studies published […]
They discover a protein that prevents the development of plaque in the arteries
An international group of researchers has found that arteries with (atherosclerotic) plaques or abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) have low levels of galectin-1 and that healthy aortas have higher amounts of this protein, showing that galectin-1 It is an effective therapeutic target. The details of the discovery, made by a team from the Cyber of Cardiovascular […]
Possible link between coronavirus and diabetes examined
Updated on 03/19/2022 04:09 am When their 11-year-old son started losing weight and drinking lots of water, Tabitha and Bryan Balcitis blamed a growth spurt and advice from their health class. But an unusual moodiness and lethargy caused them concern, and tests revealed that his blood glucose levels were extremely high. Just six months after […]
A fourth dose of anti-COVID vaccine provides marginal benefits against omicron, study reveals
Updated on 03/16/2022 07:50 pm A fourth dose of existing mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 may have only marginal benefits” for healthy young adults, according to a new Israeli study. The authors of the study, led by Gili Regev Yochaywrote that their research seems to indicate that the advantages of the three doses of the vaccine […]
Health: these are the 12 best hospitals in the world
PHOTO GALLERY. ‘Newsweek’ magazine, in collaboration with the Statista portal, has drawn up its annual list of the best hospitals in the world. For this, more than 2,200 centers in 27 countries selected based on factors such as life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals or data availability have been analyzed, according to the Yahoo […]
Comex: S/ 11,848 million not executed in 2021, with poor health performance in regions
The Peruvian Foreign Trade Society (ComexPeru) reported that a total of S / 11,848 million of the national budget were not invested in 2021. According to its Public Expenditure Efficiency Report – Results 2021, the regional governments that registered lower budget execution were those of Cajamarca, Puno, Tumbes and Callao, which executed 45%; 45.1%; 47.8% […]
Climate change will cause an increase in kidney stone patients
Rising temperatures due to climate change will cause an increase in kidney stone cases in the next seven decades, even as measures are put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is warned by a study carried out by researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (United States) published today in the journal Scientific […]
Roads, deforestation and public health
By: Ciro Salazar Valdivia Law, Environment and Natural Resources In the Amazon, the expansion of road infrastructure is one of the main factors that favor deforestation and change in land use (CUS), which occur when expanding the agricultural frontier or carrying out extractive activities. The evidence on this relationship is abundant, for example, the IDB […]