PTSD Symptoms Worsen Over Six Months for Firearm Injury Survivors
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Firearm injury survivors experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and poor health-related quality of life, which persists for six months, according to a research letter published online May 23 in the An…
Learn MoreNew ‘National Sports Brain Bank’ Will Boost Head Injury Research
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes, in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion.The National Sports Brain Bank (NSBB) at the Univers…
Learn More¿Esa cuna o cochecito de segunda mano son seguros? La mayoría de los padres no lo saben, según una encuesta
LUNES, 15 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los equipos para los bebés pueden ser costosos, y muchos padres los compran usados, pero no siempre saben con certeza si siguen siendo seguros, revela una encuesta nacional. Alrededor de la mitad de 932 pa…
Learn MoreLa tasa de caídas letales se duplicó en 20 años entre los adultos mayores de EE. UU.
VIERNES, 12 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La tasa de mortalidad por caídas de los adultos mayores estadounidenses se ha multiplicado por más de dos respecto a hace 20 años: las mujeres, los hombres y todos los grupos raciales han experimentado a…
Learn MoreIs That Hand-Me-Down Crib or Stroller Safe? Most Parents Unsure, Survey Finds
MONDAY, May 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Baby equipment is costly, so many parents buy it used, but they’re not always sure whether it’s still safe, a nationwide poll reveals.About half of the 932 parents surveyed in February said they had used pre-own…
Learn MoreRate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older Americans are dying of falls at more than double the rate of 20 years ago — with women, men and all racial groups showing increases, according to a new study.In 2020, the study found, just over 36,500 Am…
Learn MoreDog Walking-Associated Injury Burden Is Considerable, Increasing
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dog walking is associated with a considerable injury burden, according to a study published online April 14 in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.Ridge Maxson, from Johns Hopkins University School of Med…
Learn MoreLa mitad de los residentes de Chicago han sido testigos de un tiroteo antes de cumplir los 40 años
MIÉRCOLES, 10 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vivir con el potencial de violencia con armas de fuego se cobra “un precio psicológico acumulativo” en las personas de Chicago y de todo el país, señalaron unos investigadores, cuyo nuevo estudio encon…
Learn MoreFor NHL Players, More Fighting on the Ice Is Linked to Shorter Lives
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fighting is par for the course in professional ice hockey, but a new study raises the question of whether it is shortening some players’ lives.The study, of hundreds of National Hockey League (NHL) players, f…
Learn MoreHalf of Chicago’s Residents Have Witnessed a Shooting by Age 40
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Living with the potential for gun violence takes a “cumulative physiological toll” on people in Chicago and across the country, said researchers whose new study found that half of that city’s residents had w…
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