ERs Are Flooded With Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors’ Groups Warn
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — America’s emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical assoc…
Learn MoreU.S. COVID Hospitalizations Rise for Fourth Straight Week
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New hospitalizations for Americans with severe COVID are climbing once again.The number of patients being admitted to hospitals has grown for each of the past four weeks, U.S. Centers for Disease Control an…
Learn MorePhysical Activity Programs Beneficial for Hospitalized Older Adults
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In-hospital physical activity programs are beneficial for improving functional capacity of older adults hospitalized due to an acute medical condition, according to a review published online Aug. 3 in the Briti…
Learn MoreDiabetes Tied to Higher Use of Hospital Bed-Days for Many Conditions
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risks for hospital bed-days for a wide range of medical conditions, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in PLOS Medicine.Hongjiang Wu, M.P.H., Ph.D., from t…
Learn MoreDementia Patients Wind up in the ER 1.4 Million Times a Year, Study Shows
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency rooms can be a frightening place for people suffering from dementia, yet each year 1.4 million Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementias wind up in crowded, noisy ERs, a new study finds.Dementia…
Learn MoreMajor Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tornado damage to a Pfizer drug-making plant in North Carolina is unlikely to trigger drug shortages across the country, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. “We do not expect there to be any immediate …
Learn MoreAvoidable Hospital Admissions Increased With Health Care Disruption
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People whose access to health care was disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic have an increased risk for an avoidable hospital admission, according to a study published online July 19 in The BMJ.Mark A. Green,…
Learn MoreImprovement Seen in Most Domains of Pediatric Readiness in U.S. EDs
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2013 to 2021, there was improvement in almost all domains of readiness of U.S. emergency departments to care for children, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.Katherine E. Re…
Learn MoreUn estudio amplía las evidencias de una crisis de salud mental adolescente, sobre todo en las chicas
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La depresión, la ideación suicida y otros problemas de la salud mental mandaron a números récord de jóvenes estadounidenses, sobre todo a chicas, a los departamentos de emergencias durante la pandemia de…
Learn MoreStudy Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Depression, suicidal thoughts and other mental health problems sent record numbers of American kids, especially girls, to emergency rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.Once there, many waited days or even wee…
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