Lawmakers Want to Tighten Access to Veterinary Drug Xylazine, Often Mixed With Fentanyl
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Congressional leaders introduced a bill on Tuesday that would further restrict access to the veterinary drug xylazine, which is now being added to fentanyl powder.Also known as tranq, the drug is meant to b…
Learn MoreFlu Boosts Short-Term Odds for Heart Attack 6-Fold
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting the flu isn’t fun for many reasons, but it can also trigger a heart attack, a new study suggests.A heart attack is six times more likely in the week after a person is diagnosed with flu than in the…
Learn MoreGun Deaths Among Kids Keep Rising, But Studies Show State Gun Laws Can Help
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following a mass shooting that killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Tennessee on Monday, public officials are again talking about how to stop the never-ending cycle of gu…
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Too much time online might raise kids’ odds for mental health woes. A new study links excessive screen time to the mood disorders, and found brain changes that contribute to the disorders. Read moreFlu ups short-term odds for heart attack 6-fold. Besi…
Learn MoreCombo Steroid Treatment May Work Best When Sepsis Strikes
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Giving patients who have septic shock a combo of two steroids could potentially be a lifesaver, according to a new study.Researchers found that patients receiving a combination of hydrocortisone and fludro…
Learn MoreScientists Get Closer to Understanding ‘Hidden’ HIV
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are closing in on another immune system “hideout” that HIV uses to persist in the human body for years.A subset of white blood cells called myeloid cells can harbor HIV in people who’ve been vi…
Learn MoreBlind People Are Better at Sensing Their Heartbeats
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who are blind are better at sensing their own heartbeats, according to a new study that found blindness appears to heighten one’s ability to feel signals from the inner body.Researchers from Sweden …
Learn MoreHealth Care Providers Rarely Screen for Firearm Access
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Health care providers rarely screen for firearm access, according to a study published in the April issue of Preventive Medicine.Allison E. Bond, from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and col…
Learn MoreAdverse Postoperative Outcomes Not Increased With Recent COVID-19
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Recent COVID-19 infection seems not to be associated with the risk for adverse postoperative outcomes, according to a research letter published online March 28 in JAMA Network Open.William J. O’Brien, from t…
Learn MoreProportion of Mental Health Hospitalizations Increasing in Children
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number and proportion of pediatric medical health hospitalizations is increasing, with most mental health hospitalizations in 2019 due to attempted suicide, suicidal ideation, or self-injury, according t…
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