Opportunities Exist for Improving Hospital-Based Sepsis Programs With New CDC Guidance
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There are opportunities for improving the structure of hospital-based sepsis programs to optimize patient outcomes, and new guidance has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called H…
Learn MoreTeens May Have Missed Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescents, especially those born in 2008, may have missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the Aug. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Learn MoreWildfire PM2.5 Linked to Increase in Incidence of Asthma ED Visits
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Wildfire fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with a significant increase in the incidence of same-day asthma emergency department (ED) visits, but the increase was only slightly higher than that seen…
Learn MoreChina to Drop COVID Test Requirement for Foreign Travelers
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Starting Wed., Aug. 30, travelers to China will no longer need a negative COVID test to enter that country, officials announced Monday.China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the plan in a …
Learn MoreNeed Quick Help Learning CPR? Don’t Rely on Alexa, Siri
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you need quick directions on performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an emergency, don’t rely on Alexa, Siri or another voice assistant.A new study finds the directions provided by these AI (artif…
Learn MoreChatbot Responses to Top Cancer Questions Accurate but Have Limitations
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots generally produce accurate information for the top cancer-related web searches, according to a report published online Aug. 24 in JAMA Oncology.Alexander Pan, from State U…
Learn MoreHeat-Related Illness Increasing in the United States
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There has been a statistically significant increase in the incidence of heat-related illnesses during the last several decades in the United States, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal …
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