Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While the United States has recently ordered a $290 million supply of a drug meant to treat radiation sickness, federal health officials say that is not cause for alarm.It is coincidental that the order of Np…
Learn MorePatient Care Delayed at Large Hospital Chain After Ransomware Attack
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A ransomware attack at one of the country’s largest hospital chains disrupted care at hospitals from Seattle to Tennessee last week.The attack on CommonSpirit Health, the fourth-largest U.S. health system wit…
Learn MoreSafe Sex Texts Do Not Cut Sexually Transmitted Disease Reinfection Rates
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Regular text messages targeting safer sex behaviors in young adults do not cut the incidence of chlamydia or gonorrhea at one year, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in The BMJ.Caroline Free, from …
Learn MoreCumulative U.S. Economic Loss From Smoking Equals 4.3 Percent of GDP
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smoking causes substantial economic loss in the United States, according to a study published Oct. 1 in The Lancet Public Health.Nigar Nargis, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Kennesaw, Georgia, and c…
Learn MoreCDC Will Stop Issuing Daily Updates of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it will stop publishing COVID-19 case and death data on a daily basis and instead issue weekly updates, starting Oct. 20.”To allow for…
Learn MoreU.S. to Screen Travelers From Uganda for Ebola Amid Outbreak in That Country
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Travelers flying from Uganda will be funneled to one of five U.S. airports so they can be screened for Ebola amid an outbreak in that African country, federal officials announced Thursday.Passengers who have be…
Learn MoreEPA Could Get Tough on Leaded Fuel in Airplanes
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a major step to curb the largest remaining source of airborne lead pollution. The agency has proposed a so-called endangerment finding that aircraft that…
Learn MoreBreast Cancer Recurrence Rates Low With Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy, overall breast cancer recurrence rates are low at a median follow-up of 10 years, according to a study published in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstruc…
Learn MoreOxygen Delivery Device-Related Pressure Injuries Can Be Prevented
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A quality improvement project can result in fewer medical device-related pressure injuries attributed to oxygen delivery devices, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Critical Care Nurse.Kaitlyn Jena…
Learn MoreIncidence of Diabetes Increased for Youth With Down Syndrome
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of diabetes is higher in children and young adults with Down syndrome (DS) compared with the general population, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in Diabetes Care.Aisha A. Aslam, fro…
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