‘Virtual’ Driver Program Could Make Driving Safer for Teens With ADHD
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A simulator may make driving safer for teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by training them to take shorter glances away from the roadway.Focused Concentration and Attention Learning (FOCAL) i…
Learn MoreSkills-Training Program Beneficial for Teen Drivers With ADHD
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A computerized skills-training program designed to reduce long glances away from the road is beneficial for teenagers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreUnos deducibles altos evitan que algunas mujeres den seguimiento a una mamografía preocupante
MARTES, 29 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los costos de desembolso podrían hacer que hasta 1 de cada 5 mujeres prescindan de las pruebas de detección adicionales cuando una mamografía inicial encuentra una anomalía, según un nuevo estudio de…
Learn MoreUna segunda muerte en un ensayo sobre un medicamento experimental para el Alzheimer es preocupante
MARTES, 29 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ya han muerto dos personas por hemorragias en el cerebro que podrían estar vinculadas con un medicamento experimental para el Alzheimer, lo que pone en duda la seguridad del fármaco.Una mujer de 65 a…
Learn MoreBlack Patients Fare Worse Than White Patients After Angioplasty, Stents
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black adults who undergo a common procedure to open up clogged arteries are readmitted to the hospital more often than their white peers. They’re also more likely to die in the years after treatment, a new …
Learn MoreU.S. Gun Deaths Reach Highest Level in Decades
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) – More Americans are dying from gun violence, in both homicides and suicides, than they have in decades, a new report shows.The U.S. gun death rate hit its highest level in nearly 30 years, with the sheer numb…
Learn MoreMany U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers warn that high rates of cervical cancer screening in women over 65 suggest that some older Americans are being unnecessarily screened.More health data on these screenings in older women is neede…
Learn MoreMore Than One-Quarter of U.S. Adults Have Heard of MyPlate
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just over one-quarter of U.S. adults had heard of the U.S. Department of Agriculture MyPlate, which serves as the primary educational tool to communicate federal dietary guidance, during 2017 to March 2020, a…
Learn MoreDemographic Disparities Seen in Firearm Fatality Rates
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There are demographic disparities in firearm fatality rates, which have increased over time, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in JAMA Network Open.Chris A. Rees, M.D., M.P.H., from the Emory Univ…
Learn MoreSecond Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer Drug Raising Concerns
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two people have now died from brain hemorrhages that may be linked to an experimental drug for Alzheimer disease, calling into question the medication’s safety.A 65-year-old woman with early-stage Alzheimer d…
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