Nurses, Health Care Staff Face Higher Suicide Risks
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nurses, health technicians and health care support workers face a higher risk of suicide than the general U.S. population does, an alarming new study shows.Researchers pointed out these workers have to perfo…
Learn MoreHumans Outperform AI in Interpreting Chest X-Rays
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — AI tools may help boost radiologists’ confidence in their diagnoses, but they can’t be relied on to identify common lung diseases on chest X-rays, a new study says.Researchers pitted 72 radiologists against …
Learn MoreStigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender people have a tough time receiving adequate medical care due to issues like voyeurism, being treated as abnormal and even being denied care due to their gender identity, a new study finds. “I wo…
Learn MoreBuying Marijuana Online Easy for Minors, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The lax enforcement of age limits by many online marijuana dispensaries makes it easier for minors to buy weed, claims new research that looked at online weed sales in 32 states.“It is imperative to require s…
Learn MoreClimate Change’s Hotter Days Could Bring More Alcohol, Drug Crises
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sweltering temperatures appear to fuel drug-related hospital visits, a problem that could be worsening with climate change, a new study suggests.“We saw that during periods of higher temperatures, there was …
Learn MoreNirmatrelvir, Molnupiravir Use Lowers Risks for Omicron-Infected
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients infected with omicron at high risk for progression to severe disease, treatment with nirmatrelvir or molnupiravir is associated with reductions in mortality and hospitalization, according to a st…
Learn MoreSurgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A second human patient has received a genetically altered pig heart as he battles the ravages of end-stage heart disease. The 58-year-old man, Lawrence Faucette, received the pig organ at the University of Ma…
Learn MoreHeat-Related Deaths Could Break Records This Year in Phoenix, America’s Hottest City
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Phoenix, already the hottest major city in the nation, experienced its most scorching summer on record this year, new data show. And that will likely prompt the highest number of heat-associated deaths ever r…
Learn MoreAumentan las visitas de niños a urgencias por crisis de salud mental con el inicio del período escolar
LUNES, 25 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque el inicio del año escolar puede ofrecer a los niños y adolescentes la oportunidad de reconectar con amigos y disfrutar de deportes y actividades escolares, también puede desencadenar factores …
Learn MoreEn 22 estados de EE. UU. más de un tercio de los adultos son obesos
LUNES, 25 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La obesidad está en aumento en los Estados Unidos.En 22 estados, el 35% o más de los adultos eran obesos el año pasado, muestran nuevos datos de los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades de…
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