Pandemic Is Leaving U.S. With Shortage of Long-Term Health Care Workers
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic has worsened longstanding staffing shortages at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Now, a new study shows that high employee turnover rates have yet to improve.Researchers fo…
Learn MoreBattling Mom-to-Be’s Preexisting High Blood Pressure Brings No Harm to Baby
FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When women go into pregnancy with mild high blood pressure, treating the condition can cut the risk of health threats to themselves and their babies, a new clinical trial has shown.Experts said the findings co…
Learn MoreLumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancers that arise before age 40 tend to be more aggressive. But young women who undergo “breast-conserving” surgery are just as likely to survive as those who have a mastectomy, a preliminary study f…
Learn MoreExperimental Pill May Fight Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Urinary tract infections are common and usually simple to treat. But for people who become sick enough to land in the hospital with one, an experimental antibiotic may soon offer a new treatment option — ta…
Learn MoreHospital Work During Pandemic Was Like a War Zone: Study
TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers battling the pandemic may be suffering moral traumas at a rate similar to soldiers in a war zone, a new study suggests.The pandemic has brought a stream of stories about overtaxed health c…
Learn MoreHalf of Americans Now Think Playing Football ‘Inappropriate’ for Kids: Survey
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As sign-ups for youth football get underway this spring, a new study reveals that Americans may love their football, but half now believe that kids should not play the tackle version of the game.The researcher…
Learn MoreFeel Dizzy When You Stand Up? Two Simple Steps Might Ease That
https://consumer.healthday.com/orthostatic-hypoten…
Credit: HealthDay
Learn MoreParents’ Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Kids today feel more pressured by their parents’ high expectations, and that may be feeding a rise in perfectionism, a new study suggests.Some people claim the title “perfectionist” with pride, but in psycholo…
Learn MoreNewer Mesh Slings for Stress Incontinence a Safe, Effective Option for Women: Study
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with frequent urine leakage, a newer and simpler “sling” surgery works as well as the standard version, according to a new clinical trial.The study involved women with stress urinary incontinence,…
Learn MoreNew Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor’s Office
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones, an early study shows — in what researchers call a first step toward a simpler, anesthesia-free treatment for the painful p…
Learn More