Practicing Physicians Saw Excess Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Active physicians providing direct patient care experienced excess deaths during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Mathew V. Kiang, …
Learn MoreAir Pollution Tied to Changes in Systolic Blood Pressure in Teens
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to certain air pollutants is associated with changes in blood pressure (BP) among adolescents, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in PLOS ONE.Alexis Karamanos, Ph.D., from King’s College Lo…
Learn MoreEarly-Life Adversity Tied to Poor Mental Health, Cognition in Later Childhood
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early-life adversity has lasting effects on mental health and cognitive abilities later in childhood, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.Tochukwu Nwe…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Pneumonia More Fatal for Older Adults
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is associated with significantly higher mortality in older adults in the intensive care unit (ICU) versus pneumonias from bacterial or other viral etiologies, according to a study published online Feb…
Learn MoreTexas Lawsuit Threatens Access to Abortion Pill Nationally
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Access to medication abortion could be at risk nationwide because of a Texas lawsuit working its way through the court system. Alliance Defending Freedom, the group involved in the case in Mississippi that led…
Learn MoreConsumer Reports Warns of Mercury in Canned Tuna
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Canned tuna is known to contain low levels of mercury, but a new Consumer Reports investigation has revealed spikes of the neurotoxin in some cans.The organization tested five popular tuna brands, CBS News rep…
Learn MoreU.S. to Test Vaccines in Poultry as Way to Curb Bird Flu Outbreak
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu. Scientists will begin testing the first vaccines for birds in years as the spread of avian influenza has…
Learn MoreChatGPT Provides Mostly Accurate Responses About Cardiovascular Disease
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT, a popular online artificial intelligence (AI) tool, provides largely appropriate responses to simple cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention questions, according to a research letter published online …
Learn MoreMedical Cannabis Tied to Lessening of Opioid Dosages
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among patients taking long-term opioid therapy, medical cannabis is associated with reductions in opioid dosages, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in JAMA Network Open.Trang Nguyen, M.D., Dr.P.H.,…
Learn MoreUniversal, School-Based Screening Increases Identification of Teens at Risk for Suicide
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Universal, school-based, adolescent suicide risk screening effectively identifies at-risk adolescents and increases initiation of mental health services versus relying on concerning behavior, according to a st…
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