Cómo hablar con sus hijos sobre los tiroteos escolares: unos expertos ofrecen orientación
VIERNES, 31 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los niños deberían sentirse seguros en la escuela, pero enterarse de un tiroteo masivo, como la tragedia de esta semana en la escuela Covenant, en Nashville, puede amenazar ese sentido de seguridad.Para…
Learn MoreUnas tasas bajas de vacunación ponen a EE. UU. en un alto riesgo de nuevos brotes de viruela símica
VIERNES, 31 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud pública de EE. UU. quieren que los individuos con un riesgo alto que no se hayan vacunado contra la viruela símica (que en inglés se conoce ahora como mpox) lo hagan antes de un…
Learn MoreDan McKillen, Former CEO of HealthDay, Dead at 71
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Former HealthDay CEO Dan McKillen, a driving force behind one of the world’s most respected purveyors of daily health news, passed away March 27 after a long illness. He was 71.Anyone who knew Dan will miss hi…
Learn MoreDrug Combo Shows Promise Against Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental targeted drug could provide a fresh chance for people with recurring head and neck cancer that has grown resistant to other treatments, a new clinical trial says.Ficlatuzumab used in combinatio…
Learn MoreInterventions Can Cut Socioeconomic Inequities in Child Mental Health
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Intervening in parental mental health and preschool attendance can go some way to reducing socioeconomic inequities in children’s mental health problems, according to a study published online April 3 in Pediat…
Learn MoreShift Work Tied to Later Frailty
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Shift work may play a role in developing later frailty, according to a study published online March 10 in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.Durdana Khan, from the School of Kinesiology and…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Declines in Smoking Prevalence
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Declines in smoking prevalence occurred more slowly for young adults with less formal education from 2002 to 2019, according to a research letter published online March 30 in JAMA Network Open.Alyssa F. Harlow…
Learn MoreHalf of U.S. Drivers Say They Often Use Cellphones Behind the Wheel
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Texting and driving can be deadly. Holding your phone in your hand to talk and surfing the internet while behind the wheel is dangerous, too. This is widely known, but a new survey finds that about half of al…
Learn MoreRecreational Cannabis Tied to Unintended Harms, Benefits
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Recreational cannabis is associated with an increase in car crash fatalities but a decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths, according to a study published in the March issue of Social Science & Medicine.Sam…
Learn MoreMore Depression, Anxiety Reported for Latinx Students During Pandemic
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Latinx students reported higher depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety than non-Latinx students during the pandemic, according to a study published online March 31 in the Journal of Clinical Chil…
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