Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to why U.S. heart patients wind up in the emergency room, uncontrolled high blood pressure (or “hypertension”) fuels about one-third of those medical crises.“These visits resulted in hospital a…
Learn MoreLos médicos de emergencias de EE. UU. están alarmados por el aumento en la violencia de los pacientes
VIERNES, 23 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las historias llegaron a los titulares durante la pandemia: unos episodios de violencia en las salas de emergencias de EE. UU., en que los pacientes atacaron a los médicos.Ahora, una nueva encuesta…
Learn MoreHigh BP Tied to One in Eight Emergency Visits for Cardiovascular Issues
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There are significant sex differences in disease distribution, hospitalization, and death among U.S. emergency department presentations for cardiovascular encounters, according to a study published online Sep…
Learn MoreBiking While High on Meth, Opioids Is Sending Thousands to ER
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Biking while stoned leads to thousands of serious crashes each year, a new study suggests.Between 2019 and 2020 alone, more than 11,000 people were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for injuries that happened a…
Learn MoreAmerica’s Emergency Medicine Physicians Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The stories grabbed headlines during the pandemic: violent episodes in U.S. emergency departments where patients attacked doctors.Now, a new poll shows just how widespread the problem has become: Two-thirds o…
Learn MoreLa CPSC advierte que unos detectores de monóxido de carbono para el hogar quizá no den la alarma
JUEVES, 22 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los consumidores deben dejar de usar de inmediato los detectores de monóxido de carbono (CO) con pantalla digital de HECOPRO, porque quizá no adviertan sobre la presencia del peligroso gas, advirtió…
Learn MoreAmerica’s ER Docs Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The stories grabbed headlines during the pandemic: Violent episodes in U.S. emergency rooms where patients attacked doctors.Now, a new poll shows just how widespread the problem has become: Two-thirds of emer…
Learn MoreFeds Warn of Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail to Alarm
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Consumers should immediately stop using HECOPRO digital display carbon monoxide (CO) detectors because they can fail to warn about the presence of the dangerous gas, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commiss…
Learn MoreHow to Spot — Or Prevent — Dangerous Aortic Dissection
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sudden severe chest or upper back pain are possible signs of an aortic dissection. Your first thought might be “heart attack” but an aortic dissection is very different. Vascular and cardiac surgeons are wel…
Learn MoreUna disección en la aorta, una arteria del corazón, con frecuencia es letal, pero la supervivencia mejora
VIERNES, 16 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una disección (desgarro) de la aorta con frecuencia puede resultar letal, pero un nuevo estudio encontró que la supervivencia ha mejorado de forma significativa en las últimas décadas.Pero de cualq…
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