Resident Doctors’ Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early-career doctors were more likely to make mistakes when they had long work weeks or extended shifts, new research reveals.Their patients were also more likely to experience adverse events as a result, acc…
Learn MoreAI Might Spot Alzheimer’s Early, Using Folks’ Speech Patterns
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cutting-edge AI technologies that can detect subtle changes in a person’s voice may help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments even before other symptoms begin.In a new study, r…
Learn MoreDengue Fever Is Making Inroads in Europe
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cases of the mosquito-borne illness dengue are typically seen in the tropics, but with the changing climate that may be changing.Doctors from the United Kingdom and France are scheduled to present a case stud…
Learn MoreAbout 20 Percent of U.S. Adults Experienced Chronic Pain in 2021
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 20.9 percent of U.S. adults experienced chronic pain during 2021, according to research published in the April 14 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mor…
Learn MoreStatins Cut Heart Risks for People Living With HIV
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As people with HIV live longer they are at risk of premature heart disease. But a new study finds statin drugs can cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than one-third. The U.S. National Institutes…
Learn MoreAppeals Court Keeps Abortion Pill Available, With Restrictions
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday said the abortion pill mifepristone could remain available for now. But the court’s judges added some provisions to their ruling: a block on mailing the pill to patients…
Learn MoreJuul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With Six States, D.C.
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Juul Labs on Wednesday reached a $462 million settlement with several states over the aggressive marketing of its electronic cigarettes to minors. This latest settlement includes New York, California, Color…
Learn MoreBiden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as Children
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children may soon be eligible to receive federally funded health care.
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the extension o…
Learn MoreNo hay señales de que una COVID leve en el embarazo pueda dañar al cerebro infantil
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Molly E. contrajo la COVID el febrero pasado, cuando estaba en la semana 36 del embarazo.”Mis síntomas fueron leves, y tras hablar con mi obstetra, me sentí tranquila cuando me dijo que, si acaso, mi …
Learn MoreLa mezcla de un tranquilizante veterinario y fentanilo es una ‘amenaza emergente’, advierten las autoridades
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de EE. UU. intensifican los esfuerzos por acabar con el uso ilícito de un tranquilizante de uso veterinario, la xilacina, que puede provocar unos efectos secundarios dolorosos y letale…
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