Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25 percent since early August.Back-to-back climate-related disasters have hampere…
Learn MoreRed Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25% since early August.Back-to-back climate-related disasters have hampered blood…
Learn MoreCompany Pulls ‘One Chip Challenge’ From Store Shelves After Teen Dies
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The maker of the “One Chip Challenge” has pulled the product from store shelves after a Massachusetts mom claimed the super spicy chip, packaged in a coffin-shaped container, contributed to the death of her 14…
Learn MoreBooming Sales of Legal Marijuana Linked to More Car Crashes
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency room visits for injuries related to driving under the influence of cannabis skyrocketed in Canada after the drug was legalized there, a new study reports.In October 2018, Canada became the second c…
Learn MoreNarcan, un medicamento para las sobredosis de opioides, llegará a las farmacias la próxima semana
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…
Learn MoreOpioid OD Rescue Drug Narcan Will Reach Drug Store Shelves Next Week
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Narcan, a lifesaving medication that reverses opioid overdose, will be available on U.S. drugstore shelves and online starting next week.People who want to carry Narcan, the nasal spray version of naloxone,…
Learn MoreOpioid OD Rescue Drug Narcan Will Reach Drug Store Shelves Next Week
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Narcan, a lifesaving medication that reverses opioid overdose, will be available on U.S. drugstore shelves and online starting next week.People who want to carry Narcan, the nasal spray version of naloxone,…
Learn MoreApenas un mordisco de un comestible de marihuana manda a un niño al hospital
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los “comestibles” de colores brillantes pueden ser una tentación para los niños pequeños, y están más disponibles ahora que muchos estados de EE. UU. han legalizado el cannabis para el uso recreativo y m…
Learn More¿Necesita ayuda para aprender RCP rápidamente? No se fíe de Alexa y Siri
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si necesita unas indicaciones rápidas para administrar reanimación cardiopulmonar (RCP) en una emergencia, no se fíe de Alexa, Siri ni otro asistente de voz. Un nuevo estudio encuentra que las indicacion…
Learn MoreEl humo de los incendios canadienses hizo que las visitas a emergencias por asma aumentaran en EE. UU.
VIERNES, 25 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El humo de los incendios forestales canadienses envió a un gran número de personas que sufren de asma a las salas de emergencias de EE. UU. en primavera y verano, según dos nuevos informes. Del 30 de a…
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