As Eviction Rates Rise, So Do Local Death Rates, U.S. Study Finds
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Being evicted can have a significant impact on a person’s health, according to new research.In U.S. counties where eviction rates were elevated, death rates were higher for all causes, especially if those ar…
Learn MoreSome Young Cancer Survivors Won’t Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young cancer survivors face a heightened risk from human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus known to raise the risk of cervical cancer. So why are they getting the HPV vaccine in low numbers?To find out, research…
Learn MoreLower Levels of Adolescent Cannabis, Vaping During Pandemic Persisted to 2022
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The reduced levels of adolescent cannabis use and nicotine vaping seen during the pandemic in 2021 continued into 2022, while alcohol use levels increased to prepandemic levels, according to the results of …
Learn MoreChina Eases Travel Rules as COVID-19 Restrictions Lift
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — China plans to roll back some of its strict COVID-19 controls, including allowing more of its people to travel abroad.During the pandemic, the country has limited passports, allowing them only for family em…
Learn MoreTarget retira más de 200,000 mantas de peso después de que 2 niños se asfixiaran
MARTES, 27 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Comisión de Seguridad de los Productos del Consumidor de EE. UU. y Target publicaron una retirada de más de 200,000 mandas de peso Pillowfort, porque pueden crear un riesgo de asfixia.Cuatro niños…
Learn MoreEste invierno, tome medidas para proteger sus pies
MARTES, 27 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Se podrá mover mejor en invierno si cuida bien a esos pies que lo llevan a los sitios.Los especialistas ortopédicos del Hospital de Cirugías Especiales (HSS), en la ciudad de Nueva York, afirman que …
Learn MoreObamacare quizá haya ayudado a alargar las vidas de los pacientes jóvenes con cáncer
MARTES, 27 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos jóvenes con cáncer, en particular los que son hispanos o negros, tuvieron unos mejores resultados debido a la cobertura que tenían disponible bajo la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Preci…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Insured Black patients are less likely to undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement or repairs — relatively safe procedures — than their white counterparts, new research shows.Black patients who …
Learn MoreMost Older Adults Concerned About Emergency Department Costs
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eight in 10 older U.S. adults are concerned about the costs of an emergency department visit, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in the American Journal of Managed Care.Rachel E. Solnick, M.D., f…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccination Bests Natural Immunity for Cutting Death, Hospitalizations
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with individuals with natural COVID-19 immunity from previous infection, individuals who are vaccinated have lower rates of all-cause emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and mortality, a…
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