Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Major surgery is a challenge for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), raising their odds of death within a year by 61%, new research shows. The researchers also found these patients incur…
Learn MoreEach Year, People Start Fires That Cost 20,000 American Lives
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fires started by people account for a majority of premature deaths related to inhalation of tiny smoke particles in the United States, a new study reveals. These blazes, which are increasing, led to 20,000 pr…
Learn MoreQuick Scan Spots a Common Hormonal Form of High Blood Pressure
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with a specific type of high blood pressure, British researchers led a new study on a particular CT scan that may enable a cure.In about 5% to 10% of high blood pressure cases, the source is a gene…
Learn MoreElementary School Kids Get Healthier When Gardening Is on Curriculum
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Texas-based education initiative has found that enrolling children in poor communities in gardening and cooking classes may help boost their long-term health.Called “Texas Sprouts,” the program covered one f…
Learn MoreMany Women Over 65 Are Dying of Cervical Cancer. What Needs to Change?
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study shows that many women diagnosed with and dying from cervical cancer are older than 65 — a group for whom routine screening is usually not recommended.Cervical cancer screening has been credited wi…
Learn MoreMarijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research out of California finds seniors are being treated in emergency rooms in significantly higher numbers for adverse side effects from cannabis consumption.Researchers from the University of Californi…
Learn MoreVA Announces Plan to Give Free Care to Any Vet in Suicide Crisis
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While U.S. veterans are already eligible for emergency suicidal crisis care, starting Tuesday they can get it for free.Care available at any VA facility or any private facility will include up to 30 days of in…
Learn MoreGun Deaths to Kids Are Rising in Pandemic, U.S. Hospital Study Shows
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If a study conducted at one St. Louis hospital is a good indicator, the COVID pandemic is tied to a surge in childhood injuries and deaths due to firearms. Black children and those in low-income households wer…
Learn MoreWhat Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
SUNDAY, Jan. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Moving a heavy object or even coughing can result in a medical condition known as a hernia.While it’s common, many people don’t know what a hernia is, according to an expert at Penn State Health, who offered d…
Learn MoreInpatient Mortality Up With Exposure to High Capacity Utilization
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For inpatients, exposure to high bed-occupancy (capacity utilization) increases the risk of mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in BMC Health Services Research.Narayan Sharma, Ph.D., from …
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