Kids’ ER Visits for Mental Health Crises Rise When School Term Begins
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the start of the school year can give kids and teens the chance to reconnect with friends and enjoy school sports and activities, it can also trigger stressors that send many to the emergency room for m…
Learn MoreFentanyl: What It Is, Uses, Side Effects & Drug Interactions
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used to treat severe pain. But more than 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here is what you need t…
Learn MoreFentanyl: What It Is, Uses, Side Effects & Drug Interactions
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used to treat severe pain. But more than 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here is what you need t…
Learn MorePediatric ED Visits for Mental, Behavioral Conditions Increased During School Term
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children and adolescents, the number and proportion of weekly emergency department visits for mental health and behavioral conditions is higher during the academic year, according to research published…
Learn MoreMost PCPs Do Not Feel Comfortable Screening for Firearm Safety
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Only a minority of internal medicine (IM) providers report feeling comfortable conducting routine firearm safety screening, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of General Internal M…
Learn MoreChatGPT Generates Differential Diagnoses With Similar Accuracy to Emergency Doctors
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT performance in generating differential diagnoses appears to be similar to emergency department medical experts, according to a research letter published online Sept. 9 in the Annals of Emergency Med…
Learn MoreU.S. Resumes Free COVID-19 Test Program
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans will once again be able to get free at-home COVID-19 tests.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday that it will spend $600 million to buy and offer the tests, p…
Ayudar a inmigrantes indocumentados a encontrar un médico de atención primaria reduce los costos de urgencias
VIERNES, 22 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ayudar a los inmigrantes indocumentados en Estados Unidos a conectarse con médicos de atención primaria podría ser una forma de ahorrar dinero, reduciendo considerablemente el uso del departamento …
Learn MoreEncontrar atención de salud mental es difícil para muchos debido a escasez de médicos y falta de internet
JUEVES, 21 de Septiembre, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Casi uno de cada cinco condados en los Estados Unidos carece de psiquiatras o servicio de internet, dificultando que alrededor de 10.5 millones de estadounidenses encuentren atención de salud mental, …
Learn MoreLos murciélagos no desarrollan cáncer y los científicos están cerca de entender por qué
JUEVES, 21 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los murciélagos tienen una habilidad extraordinaria para evitar el cáncer y manejar infecciones, y los investigadores ahora creen saber por qué.Adaptaciones genéticas específicas causadas por una ev…
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