ED Visit Rate for Assault 4.5 Visits Per 1,000 People Per Year
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The emergency department visit rate for assault was 4.5 visits per 1,000 people per year during 2019 to 2021, according to an October data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent…
Learn MoreSociodemographic Factors Before MS Diagnosis Tied to Disease Severity
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Education, income, and marital status prior to multiple sclerosis (MS) onset are associated with future symptom and disability severity, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in JAMA Network Open.Ann…
Learn MoreLas muertes por enfermedades cardíacas en EE. UU. relacionadas con la obesidad se han triplicado en 20 años
MIÉRCOLES, 6 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias de HealthDay) – La obesidad afecta muchas partes del cuerpo, pero una nueva investigación sugiere que el corazón podría ser el más afectado.Entre 1999 y 2020, las muertes por enfermedades cardíacas relacion…
Learn MoreU.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Obesity taxes many parts of the body, but new research suggests the heart might take the hardest hit of all.Between 1999 and 2020, deaths from heart disease linked to obesity tripled in the United States, a…
Learn MoreHeat-Related Illness Increasing in the United States
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There has been a statistically significant increase in the incidence of heat-related illnesses during the last several decades in the United States, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal …
Learn MoreLa enfermedad cardiaca ataca a los negros de EE. UU., y la pobreza y el desempleo son grandes motivos
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lo que los investigadores denominan “factores sociales” son en gran parte responsables de que los estadounidenses negros tengan un mayor riesgo de muerte por enfermedad cardiaca que los blancos, según u…
Learn MoreHeart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What researchers call ‘social factors’ are largely responsible for Black Americans having a greater risk of death from heart disease than whites, according to a new study.Among the social factors that contrib…
Learn MoreEarly-Stage Cancer Diagnoses Decreased During First Year of COVID-19
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of cancer diagnoses decreased following COVID-19 emergence in March 2020, with the largest decrease seen for stage I disease, according to a study published in the August issue of The Lancet Oncolo…
Learn MoreResidence in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Increases Dementia Risk
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older veterans, residence within more disadvantaged neighborhoods is associated with an increased risk for dementia, according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Neurology to coincide with the a…
Learn MoreEast, Southeast Have the Most Alzheimer’s Cases, New U.S. Study Shows
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study offers the first-ever county-level estimates of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States.It shows that the East and Southeast have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s dementia, which researchers …
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