Many Seniors Shunned In-Home Care During Pandemic, Worsening Health
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on older Americans.A new study finds that many older adults declined medically necessary in-home care during the height of the pandemic in 2020 for fear of cont…
Learn MoreBehavioral Nudges to Prompt Serious Illness Conversations Beneficial
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Behavioral nudges to prompt serious illness conversations (SICs) between oncology clinicians and patients can increase SICs for all patients and can reduce end-of-life systemic therapy, according to a study pu…
Learn MoreSmoking in Pregnancy Greatly Raises Odds for SIDS in Newborns
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infants exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy are more than five times more likely to die unexpectedly compared to babies of nonsmokers, a new study says.”The message is simple. Smoking greatly elevates…
Learn MoreInfant Screen Use Linked to Alterations in Cortical EEG Before Age 2
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infant screen use is associated with alterations in cortical electroencephalography (EEG) activity before age 2 years, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in JAMA Pediatrics.Evelyn C. Law, M.D., from…
Learn MoreRenuncia el principal funcionario de la FDA implicado en el fiasco de la fórmula infantil
JUEVES, 26 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El miércoles, un funcionario de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. que había dirigido los esfuerzos de políticas alimentarias de la agencia desde 2018 anunció su renuncia. Fra…
Learn MoreUno de cada 3 trabajadores de salud pública de EE. UU. se siente amenazado durante la pandemia
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un tercio de los trabajadores de salud pública han soportado las amenazas, la rabia y la agresividad del público durante la pandemia, y esto se ha cobrado un alto costo en cuanto a su salud mental, en…
Learn MoreSiblings of Babies Who Died of SIDS May Also Face Higher Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have long struggled to figure out what causes a seemingly healthy baby to die suddenly in the first year of life, with an array of possible genetic and environmental factors to choose from.Now a …
Learn MoreTop FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official who has led the agency’s food policy efforts since 2018 announced his resignation on Wednesday.Frank Yiannas was also among the top officials leading the agency r…
Learn MoreFew Staff Receive Formal Training on CLABSI Surveillance for Home Infusion
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many home infusion therapy (HIT) staff who perform surveillance receive no formal training on central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance, according to a brief report published online…
Learn MoreIntellectual Disability Seen in About One in Three Children With Autism
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About one-third of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have intellectual disability (ID), according to a study published online Jan. 26 in Pediatrics.Josephine Shenouda, Dr.P.H., from the Rutgers Sc…
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