FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- During 2020 to 2021, there was a decrease in patient experience scores for hospital care, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in JAMA Health Forum.Marc N. Elliott, Ph.D., from RAND Corporation in San...
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Nursing homes will soon have to meet federal minimum staffing requirements, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday."Establishing minimum staffing standards for nursing homes wi...
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine can relieve not only sleep apnea but the heartburn and chronic cough that often accompanies it, a new study finds. People who suffer from sleep apnea are t...
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A growing number of overdose deaths in the United States involve counterfeit pills, health officials reported Thursday.Overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills were twice as common in the latter half of 202...
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) – After Sen. Republican Leader Mitch McConnell froze for the second time during a Wednesday briefing in Kentucky, Congress’ attending physician has cleared him to continue working.Dr. Brian Monahan said in a stat...
Giardiasis might sound unfamiliar. In the United States, only a small number of people, around 1 or 2 in 10,000, get infected with giardia yearly, according to Harvard Health. But if someone who has recently visited a developing country experiences on...
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) sounds scary but, thankfully, it's rare.Around 200,000 Americans get it every year, according to the Cleveland Clinic. CRPS is a kind of pain that tends to linger, usually in your arms, hands, legs or feet. This a...
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Along with having to deal with the social stigma of having a parent who is incarcerated, young adults in that situation may be more likely to develop signs of heart trouble, a new study finds.The health impacts...
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Infants born three to six weeks early -- considered late preterm -- are at risk for learning problems, but they can be overcome, researchers say.Preschool attendance and sensitive parenting can help them bridg...
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If your child is acting out and you’re looking for solutions, researchers at the University of Georgia’s Youth Development Institute suggest better sleep might be the answer.Getting more hours of slumber could...
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If mountain biking is your exercise of choice, go for it.A new study finds that the benefits of this sport outweigh the risks, dashing a common view that it's always dangerous, injury-inducing and meant for th...
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Postnatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment is associated with long-term benefits for women with postnatal depression and their offspring, according to a study published online Aug. 29 ...
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Postnatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment is associated with long-term benefits for women with postnatal depression and their offspring, according to a study published online Aug. 29 ...
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Women with undiagnosed endometriosis have higher health care use in the years leading up to diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Human Reproduction.Anna Melgaard, from Aarhus Universit...
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Women with undiagnosed endometriosis have higher health care use in the years leading up to diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Human Reproduction.Anna Melgaard, from Aarhus Universit...
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Both children and adults with atopic dermatitis have an increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Aug. 30 in JAMA Dermatology.Zelma C. Chiesa Fuxench, M.D., f...
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A Medicaid "glitch" is removing health care coverage for potentially millions of children, U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.Automated systems involved in a large-scale eligibility review are causing en...
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug under the Controlled Substances Act, a move that could potentially...
A common infectious disease, pneumonia takes root when the air sacs within your lungs become filled with pus or fluid. Understanding the ins and outs of pneumonia is essential. This article will explain the various types of pneumonia, along with its u...
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A type of gene therapy that precisely "edits" a key bit of DNA might offer a new way to treat sickle cell disease -- a painful inherited condition that largely strikes Black children and adults.That's accord...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Narcan, un medicamento que salva vidas al revertir las sobredosis de opioides, estará disponible en las farmacias de EE. UU. y en línea a partir de la próxima semana. Las personas que deseen tener Na...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hace mucho que el campo de la cirugía ha sido dominado por los hombres, algo que sigue ocurriendo hoy en día. Pero dos nuevos estudios muestran que si los pacientes desean unos resultados seguros y e...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Ha llegado el momento de que todo el mundo cambie las palabras que utilizamos para hablar sobre los niños que son sordos o que tienen dificultades auditivas. Este es uno de los principales mensajes d...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Quizá el paro cardiaco súbito no sea tan repentino, después de todo. Un 50 por ciento de las personas que experimentaron un paro cardiaco súbito tuvieron un síntoma delator 24 horas antes, y estos sí...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El trastorno por consumo de cannabis es un problema muy real para un porcentaje significativo de las personas que usan marihuana, sugiere una nueva investigación. Alrededor de un 21 por ciento de los...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- La popularidad de los medicamentos para perder peso, como Ozempic y Wegovy, se está disparando, pero esto no significa que sean buenos para todo el mundo. Los agonistas del receptor 1 del péptido sim...
Hay un estrecho vínculo entre la segregación y la intoxicación con plomo en los niños afroamericanos
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los niños negros pequeños que viven en los vecindarios de EE. UU. segregados según la raza tienen un riesgo más alto de una exposición al plomo con el potencial de dañarles el cerebro, advierte un nu...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Muchas personas han culpado al alcohol tras un lamentable encuentro de sexo casual, pero un nuevo estudio sugiere que no es verdad. Más bien, el alcohol funciona como "valor líquido", según los halla...