Dermatology Homepages Fail to Meet Accessibility Criteria
Dermatology websites are less accessible for people with disabilities than a federal public health website. Among 150 hospitals, dermatology home pages had an average of six failures to meet baseline accessibility criteria, including contrast errors, …
Learn MoreU.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Continuing a decades-long trend, the percentage of American women who’ve ever had a child declined again in the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”A lower percentage of w…
Learn More5.4 Million Baby Sleepers Recalled After More Than 115 Infant Deaths
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two companies are issuing new recalls on Monday for millions of previously recalled rocking sleepers for infants, with about 115 infant deaths possibly linked to use of the sleepers so far reported.With both …
Learn MoreJust 4% of Men Who Apply as Sperm Donors Are Accepted
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sperm donation is apparently a grueling and exacting process through which not many men emerge.Fewer than four out of every 100 men who apply to be sperm donors actually wind up providing a sample that’s used…
Learn MoreDamar Hamlin Moved to Buffalo Hospital As He Recovers From Cardiac Arrest
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is now back in New York.The football player who collapsed on the field after suffering cardiac arrest during a Monday night game in Cincinnati has been released from an Ohio h…
Learn MoreSwimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The swimmer came to shore struggling to breathe and coughing up blood.A keen competitive long-distance swimmer and triathlete, the woman was fit and healthy when she started a nighttime open water swim event….
Learn MoreIn Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could a simple letter prompt doctors to prescribe opioids more safely?Yes, claims new research that found reminding doctors to check a prescription database before doling out opioids increased their engagemen…
Learn MoreCommunity Gardening Improves Well-Being for Adults
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Community gardening can improve well-being and reduce risk factors for disease, according to a study published in the January issue of The Lancet Planetary Health.Jill S. Litt, Ph.D., from the University of Col…
Learn MoreLayered Approach Recommended for Patients With Diabetes, CKD
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A layered approach to care is recommended for patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to an updated clinical practice guideline published online Jan. 10 in the Annals of Internal Medi…
Learn MoreProlonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD Effective Even in Compressed Format
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Both massed and intensive outpatient forms of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy are fast and effective for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published online Jan. 5 in JAMA…
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