Need 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 …
Learn MorePoll: Only Half of Older Adults Have Heard of New RSV Vaccine
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About half of older adults (52 percent) have heard of the new vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to the National Poll on Healthy Aging released online on Aug. 22.The poll, which comes…
Learn MoreOpening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After a heart attack, elderly adults have better odds for improved health and survival if all major heart vessels are cleared, not just the one that caused the heart attack.Because these patients often have ot…
Learn MoreAHA News: After a Lifetime of Being Blue, Heart Surgery Restores Color to Woman’s Life
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Patti Allbritton was born a little blue.She wasn’t particularly sad – it wasn’t that kind of blue. She was born with a rare congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary at…
Learn MoreIt Only Takes a Bite of a Marijuana Edible to Send a Child to the Hospital
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Brightly colored “edibles” can be tempting for young kids and are more widely available now that many U.S. states have legalized cannabis for recreational and medical use.Unfortunately, it doesn’t take much of…
Learn MoreGetting His Life Back: Regaining Strength After a Triple-Organ Transplant
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Valance Sams Sr. believes that he has experienced “a miracle.”Sams, now 46, underwent a triple organ transplant in the spring of 2023, making him one of fewer than 50 people in the United States to ever receiv…
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