WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Insured Black patients are less likely to undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement or repairs — relatively safe procedures — than their white counterparts, new research shows. Black patients who need a mitral valve replacement are more likely to have operations that involveContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When a toddler or an infant accidentally ingests a prescription opioid medication, the immediate results can prove deadly, experts warn. But another new worrisome dynamic is afoot in the United States, a just-published study reveals: pediatric poisonings from a particularly lethal combo —Continue Reading

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 recent reports and indicate that booster shots enhance the durability of vaccine-elicited antibodies,” said seniorContinue Reading