ERs Are Flooded With Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors’ Groups Warn
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — America’s emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical assoc…
Learn MoreU.S. COVID Hospitalizations Rise for Fourth Straight Week
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New hospitalizations for Americans with severe COVID are climbing once again.The number of patients being admitted to hospitals has grown for each of the past four weeks, U.S. Centers for Disease Control an…
Learn MoreProstate Cancer: Diagnosis, Treatment, and How to Prevent It
A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be daunting, and you may wonder what is next once you have been given the grim news.Here is the rundown on diagnosing, staging and treating the disease.What is prostate cancer?Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that…
Learn MoreFit When Young? You May Have a Lower Risk of 9 Cancers as You Age
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having good fitness while young can really pay off when it comes to cancer risk later in life. New research found that cardiorespiratory fitness — the ability to do aerobic exercise — was associated with …
Learn MorePain After Heart Attack May Predict Long-Term Survival
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether a patient experiences pain a year after a heart attack — and not necessarily heart pain — may predict a person’s long-term survival. New research suggests it is linked with higher likelihood of de…
Learn MoreUncovering Hidden Consciousness in Comatose Brains
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some patients with acute brain injuries can’t respond to verbal commands, making them appear to be unconscious though they still have some level of awareness.Researchers recently studied this hidden conscio…
Learn MorePediatricians’ Group Urges That All Infants Get New RSV Shot
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — All infants should receive the new long-acting preventive monoclonal antibody for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the nation’s leading pediatrics group said.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) urged…
Learn MoreWho’s Got COVID? Dogs Can Quickly Tell
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Do you have COVID-19? With a little training, your dog might be more effective at figuring that out than even at-home antigen or sophisticated hospital tests.Dogs are so good at it, according to a new resea…
Learn MoreMindfulness-Based Interventions Recommended for Anxiety in Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In evidence-based guidelines issued by the Society for Integrative Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology and published online Aug. 15 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, recommendations are pres…
Learn MoreMost Infants With RSV-Related Critical Illness Born at Term
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most infants requiring intensive care for respiratory syncytial virus are born at term, and do not have underlying medical conditions, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Natash…
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