El letal ‘fentanilo arcoíris’ parece caramelos, y podría seducir a los niños
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Administración de Control de Drogas (DEA) de EE. UU. está advirtiendo al público que un fentanilo teñido de colores, que se ha denominado “fentanilo arcoíris”, está fácilmente disponible en Estado…
Learn MoreEl letal ‘fentanilo arcoíris’ parece caramelos, y podría seducir a los niños
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Administración de Control de Drogas (DEA) de EE. UU. está advirtiendo al público que un fentanilo teñido de colores, que se ha denominado “fentanilo arcoíris”, está fácilmente disponible en Estado…
Learn MoreCómo ‘This Is Us’ enfocó la atención en los cuidados para el Alzheimer
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando el inmensamente popular programa de televisión “This Is Us” emitió su última temporada este año, lo hizo con una trama que mostraba a uno de los personajes principales afrontando la enfermedad…
Learn MoreCómo ‘This Is Us’ enfocó la atención en los cuidados para el Alzheimer
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando el inmensamente popular programa de televisión “This Is Us” emitió su última temporada este año, lo hizo con una trama que mostraba a uno de los personajes principales afrontando la enfermedad…
Learn MoreExercise Improves Brain Health in Overweight, Obese Youth
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exercise positively affects intelligence and cognitive flexibility among school-aged children with overweight or obesity, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in JAMA Network Open.Francisco B. Ortega,…
Learn MoreUsed During Pandemic, Telehealth Lowered U.S. Opioid Overdoses
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth flourished during the pandemic, and now a new study shows it saved lives: The practice meant more people struggling with opioid addiction stayed in treatment longer and thereby lowered their risk of…
Learn More59.5 Percent of Adult ED Visits Are for Patients With Chronic Conditions
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Almost 60 percent of adult emergency department visits are by patients with at least one chronic condition associated with severe COVID-19, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in the National Health…
Learn More‘Digital Self-Harm’: When Teens Cyberbully Themselves
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Up to 9% of American teens say they’ve engaged in what’s known as “digital self-harm” — anonymously posting negative comments about themselves on social media.As is the case with acts of physical self-harm su…
Learn MoreU.S. Safety-Net Providers Report Moral Distress in Early Pandemic
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moral distress during the first nine months of the pandemic was reported by a majority of clinicians working in U.S. safety net practices, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in BMJ Open.Donald E. Pa…
Learn MoreSGLT2 Inhibitors Benefit Broad Range of Heart Failure Patients
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors cut the risk for cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with heart failure, regardless of ejection fraction, according to a s…
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