Cardiac Arrest: Many People Experience Warning Signs the Day Before
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sudden cardiac arrest may not come on so suddenly after all.Fully 50% of people who experienced a sudden cardiac arrest had a telling symptom 24 hours before, and these symptoms are different in men than wo…
Learn MoreApenas un mordisco de un comestible de marihuana manda a un niño al hospital
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los “comestibles” de colores brillantes pueden ser una tentación para los niños pequeños, y están más disponibles ahora que muchos estados de EE. UU. han legalizado el cannabis para el uso recreativo y m…
Learn MoreIt Only Takes a Bite of a Marijuana Edible to Send a Child to the Hospital
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Brightly colored “edibles” can be tempting for young kids and are more widely available now that many U.S. states have legalized cannabis for recreational and medical use.Unfortunately, it doesn’t take much of…
Learn MoreGetting His Life Back: Regaining Strength After a Triple-Organ Transplant
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Valance Sams Sr. believes that he has experienced “a miracle.”Sams, now 46, underwent a triple organ transplant in the spring of 2023, making him one of fewer than 50 people in the United States to ever receiv…
Learn MoreSaltarse la aspirina tras un ataque cardiaco aumenta las probabilidades de recurrencia
MARTES, 22 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si ha sufrido un ataque cardiaco, es probable que su médico le indicara que tome una aspirina de dosis baja al día para evitar un segundo ataque cardiaco o un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), pero la ma…
Learn More1 in 5 U.S. Mothers Say They’ve Been Mistreated During Maternity Care
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From receiving no response to cries for help to being verbally abused, 1 in 5 U.S. mothers say they were mistreated by a health care professional during pregnancy and delivery.Rates of mistreatment during mat…
Learn MoreLos casos se disparan, y las armas de fuego ya son la principal causa de muerte de los niños de EE. UU.
LUNES, 21 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las pistolas son ahora la principal causa de muerte entre los niños en Estados Unidos. Este es el escalofriante mensaje de un nuevo estudio que observó los números de niños de EE. UU. que murieron por ar…
Learn MoreSkipping Aspirin After Heart Attack Raises Odds for Recurrence
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve had a heart attack, your doctor likely told you to take a low-dose aspirin daily to stave off a second heart attack or stroke, but most people don’t follow through with this advice over the long-ter…
Learn MoreWith Cases Soaring, Guns Are Now Leading Cause of Death for U.S. Kids
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Guns are now the leading cause of death among kids in the United States.That’s the chilling message from a new study that looked at numbers of U.S. children killed by guns from 2018 to 2021. During this time, …
Learn MoreQuizá sea seguro que algunas pacientes con un cáncer de mama inicial prescindan de la radiación
JUEVES, 17 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchas mujeres con un cáncer de mama temprano se someten a una cirugía para conservar el seno junto con radiación para acabar con cualquier célula cancerosa errante, pero quizá sea seguro que algunas pr…
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