Cyclone Excess Death Count Varies by Storm, Social Vulnerability
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the United States, there has been considerable variation in cyclone-related excess deaths, with Hurricane Katrina the deadliest tropical cyclone, according to a study published in the Aug. 16 issue of Scien…
Learn MorePrevalence of Recreational Drug Use 11 Percent in Cardiac ICUs
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients hospitalized in intensive cardiac care units (ICCUs), the prevalence of recreational drug use is 11 percent, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Heart.Théo Pezel, M.D., from Universit…
Learn MoreOptilume BPH Catheter System Provides Sustained Benefits
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For men aged 50 years or older with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and a prostate size between 20 and 80 g, minimally invasive surgery with the Optilume BPH Catheter System provides sustained i…
Learn More1 in 10 ICU Patients With Heart Issues Has Illicit Drugs in Their System
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 out of every 10 patients who land in an ICU with a potentially deadly heart emergency test positive for recreational drug use, a new French study reports.About 11% of nearly 1,500 patients admitted…
Learn MoreAppeals Court Upholds Restrictions on Mifepristone
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The abortion pill mifepristone should remain legal in the United States, but with significant restrictions on access to it, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The decision, issued by the U.S. Court of …
Learn More¿Quién tiene COVID? Los perros pueden saberlo rápidamente
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Tiene COVID-19? Con un poco de entrenamiento, su perro quizá sea incluso más efectivo para averiguarlo que las pruebas de antígenos a domicilio o las sofisticadas pruebas en el hospital. Los perros …
Learn More¿Quién tiene COVID? Los perros pueden saberlo rápidamente
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Tiene COVID-19? Con un poco de entrenamiento, su perro quizá sea incluso más efectivo para averiguarlo que las pruebas de antígenos a domicilio o las sofisticadas pruebas en el hospital. Los perros …
Learn MoreEven If Issues Emerge, Folks ‘Highly Satisfied’ With Shelter Rescue Dogs
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When Daniel Cooney and his husband Patrick Key adopted Rothko, a coonhound mix, from a shelter eight years ago, it took time to get used to his quirks.Rothko doesn’t always jell with other pups, which means …
Learn MoreOral Piroxicam Plus Levonorgestrel Increases Efficacy of Emergency Contraception
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oral piroxicam coadministered with levonorgestrel improves the efficacy of emergency contraception (EC), according to a study published online Aug. 16 in The Lancet.Raymond Hang Wun Li, M.D., from the Univer…
Learn MorePain at One Year Post-MI Linked to Increased Risk for Mortality
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pain is prevalent one year after myocardial infarction (MI) and is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in the Journal of the American Hear…
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