Risk for Type 1 Diabetes in Children May Rise After COVID-19
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Risk for a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) may persist for up to six months following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children, according to a research letter …
Learn MoreFunctional Stroke Recovery Varies by Age, Sex, and Stroke Type
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Following stroke, long-term recovery patterns in multifaceted functional domains differ by patient age, stroke severity, and stroke type, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Se…
Learn MoreOrder 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 MoreCould Video Games Trigger Dangerous Heart Rhythms in Kids?
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Playing video games may seem sedentary, but it can be enough to trigger life-threatening heart arrhythmias in certain vulnerable children, a new report finds.Researchers in Australia pulled together reports o…
Learn MoreWhen Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers studying fractures in older adults found a higher death rate when those fractures were closer to the center of the body and also when patients had particular underlying health issues. This informa…
Learn MoreTeens Can Be Tough on Parents. Staying Close Can Make All the Difference.
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents who make an effort to spend quality time with their teens – while offering affection and understanding — are more likely to remain close to them as they enter adulthood, new research suggests.“The da…
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Could video games trigger dangerous heart rhythms in kids? In an Australian study, nearly all the children had underlying heart conditions — sometimes known, and sometimes unrecognized until the gaming incident. Read moreTeens can be tough on parents:…
Learn MoreFamily Meals Together Ease Stress, Survey Confirms
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts have long suggested that family dinners serve up many health benefits.Now, a new survey from the American Heart Association backs that up: An overwhelming 91% of parents said their family is less str…
Learn MorePrestigious Sports Medicine Journal Retracts Articles Authored by Former Editor-in-Chief
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A leading medical journal, the British Journal of Sports Medicine, has retracted nine more articles written by its former editor-in-chief and applied “expressions of concern” on 38 additional articles on whic…
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