Dementia Risk Rises for Elite European Soccer Players
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s well-established that American football players can suffer significant brain impacts as they age.Now, new research shows that elite European soccer players are also more likely than the average person to…
Learn MoreMore Emergency Visits for Assault, Self-Harm Reported for Incarcerated Adults
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of emergency department visits resulting from assault and self-harm is higher among incarcerated adults than among nonincarcerated adults, according to research published in the March 17 iss…
Learn MoreAAOS: 2015 to 2019 Saw More Than 5 Million High School Sports Injuries Treated
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Rates and types of high school athletic injuries vary by sport, gender, and exposure and have increased in severity, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopae…
Learn MoreAAOS: 2015 to 2019 Saw More Than 5 Million High School Sports Injuries Treated
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Rates and types of high school athletic injuries vary by sport, gender, and exposure and have increased in severity, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopae…
Learn MoreEliminar peligros de casa reduce el riesgo de caídas de las personas mayores
LUNES, 13 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Casi un tercio de las personas mayores se caen cada año, la mayoría en sus propios hogares. Pero reducir estas cifras en una cuarta parte es posible, según un nuevo estudio.Cinco medidas pueden reducir el…
Learn MoreMitch McConnell Released from Hospital, Sent to Rehab for Recovery
TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was released from the hospital on Monday and sent to a rehabilitation facility, after suffering a concussion last Wednesday night following a fall at a dinner.“Lea…
Learn MoreLas caídas pueden ser más peligrosas para los hombres mayores que para las mujeres
VIERNES, 10 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque las mujeres reciben con una mayor frecuencia un tratamiento para las caídas que los hombres mayores, los hombres son más propensos a sufrir fracturas del cráneo cuando se caen, sugiere una nueva …
Learn MoreReducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors’ Risk of Falling
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-third of older people fall each year, most of them in their own homes. But it’s possible to reduce those numbers by a quarter, according to a new study.Five steps can cut the risk of falls by 26%, …
Learn MoreMitch McConnell está en el hospital por una conmoción, tras una caída en un hotel de Washington
JUEVES, 9 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mitch McConnell, jefe de la minoría del Senado de EE. UU., sigue hospitalizado por una conmoción cerebral tras sufrir una caída durante una cena el miércoles por la noche.”El líder McConnell tropezó en un…
Learn MoreFalls Can Be More Dangerous for Older Men Than for Women
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While older women are treated for falls more often than elderly males, men are more likely to sustain skull fractures when they topple over, new research suggests.This is a serious concern because more than 3…
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