Health Highlights: Jan. 5, 2023
Study finds medical, surgical abortions very safe. Although there were slightly more complications seen with medical abortions than surgical ones, death rates were far higher among women who gave birth, the data showed. Read moreA ‘dry January’ might …
Learn MoreAI Models Have Higher Accuracy for Estimating Gestational Age
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) models based on standard plane ultrasonography images and fly-to ultrasonography videos have higher accuracy for estimating gestational age compared with manual fetal biometry me…
Learn MoreRevisar con frecuencia las redes sociales podría afectar al cerebro de los jóvenes
MARTES, 3 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El impacto de las redes sociales en los jóvenes es un tema candente, ya que la mayoría de los niños y adolescentes hacen lo que sus amigos hacen, y a los padres les preocupa fijar unos límites.Un nuevo es…
Learn MoreWearable Technology Device Can Optimize In Vivo Exposure for PTSD
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a wearable technology device (Bio Ware) is feasible for enhancing in vivo exposure (IVE) during prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, according to a pilot s…
Learn MoreRansomware Attacks on U.S. Hospitals Have Doubled Since 2016
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ransomware attacks on America’s health care systems have more than doubled in recent years, disrupting needed medical care and exposing the personal information of millions, a new study reports.These attacks…
Learn MorePennsylvania Man Found Guilty of Massive Fraud Involving Bogus Dog Cancer ‘Cures’
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Pennsylvania man who persuaded desperate pet owners that he could help cure their dogs’ cancer was convicted by a federal jury of wire fraud and interstate shipment of misbranded animal drugs.Jonathan Nyce…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Jan. 4, 2023
Ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals have doubled since 2016. About 44% of the attacks disrupted the delivery of medical care, potentially doing harm to patient health, new research shows, and caused the exposure of nearly 42 million patients’ persona…
Learn MoreSocial Media Checking Behaviors in Teens Linked to Brain Changes
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social media checking behaviors in early adolescence may be associated with changes in areas of the brain linked to sensitivity to social rewards and punishments, according to a study published online Jan. 3 i…
Learn MoreSocial Media Checking Behaviors in Teens Linked to Brain Changes
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social media checking behaviors in early adolescence may be associated with changes in areas of the brain linked to sensitivity to social rewards and punishments, according to a study published online Jan. 3 i…
Learn MoreFrequent Social Media Checks May Affect Young Brains
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social media’s impact on young people is a hot topic, with most kids and teens wanting to do whatever their friends are doing and parents worrying about setting limits.A new study examines whether frequent che…
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