Minority Students More Likely to Leave Medical School: Study
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical schools are doing a better job of recruiting minority students, but they still struggle to keep those would-be doctors on the roster.That’s the conclusion of a new study that found minorities were mor…
Learn MoreUsing Pot May Impede Female Athletes’ Performance
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical and recreational marijuana use has surged across the United States as more states legalize the drug, but young female athletes may want to think twice before taking a toke.A new study from the Univers…
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Where pot became legal, car crash deaths rose. In states that legalized marijuana, the rate of car crashes with injuries increased by nearly 6%, while fatal crashes rose by 4%, a new study found. Read morePaintball guns are being used for harm — and…
Learn MoreMortality Increased for Dialysis Patients With Hurricane Exposure
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing maintenance dialysis, hurricane exposure is associated with increased mortality, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Ma…
Learn MoreU.S. Children Aged 9 to 13 Sleep Average of 7.45 Hours/Night
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children aged 9 to 13 years in the United States sleep an average of 7.45 hours/day, according to a study published online July 18 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Natasha T. Giddens, M.D…
Learn MorePCP Gender Wage Gap Varies by Compensation Model
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The gender wage gap for primary care physicians (PCPs) varies by compensation model, with a small gap under capitation risk adjusted for patient age and sex, according to a study published online July 19 in th…
Learn MoreU.S. Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Another Three Months
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the latest omicron subvariant fuels climbing case counts in the United States, the Biden administration has extended the country’s public health emergency status through mid-October.
Known as BA.5, the subv…
Learn MoreMore Hospitalizations, Illnesses Reported From Daily Harvest Crumbles
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says nearly 100 people have now been hospitalized and hundreds have become ill in at least 26 states after consuming a lentil-based product from Daily Harvest.The fallout …
Learn MoreRepair or Reconstruction: What’s Best for ACL Tears?
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults who tear a key ligament in the knee can fare well with a less extensive type of surgery, preliminary research suggests.The study involved patients treated for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
Learn MoreRepair or Reconstruction: What’s Best for ACL Tears?
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults who tear a key ligament in the knee can fare well with a less extensive type of surgery, preliminary research suggests.The study involved patients treated for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
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