FRIDAY, Jan. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans don’t like to dwell on dying, so maybe it isn’t surprising that compared to other nations, the United States does just a middling job of providing a good death. The United States ranked in the middle of 81 countries rated on howContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A seemingly endless wait in an emergency department can be taxing for many reasons, but new research suggests that long delays in being admitted to the hospital may even raise a patient’s risk of death within the following 30 days. Why? One possibleContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Power outages are becoming more frequent in the United States, and a new study highlights one consequence of prolonged blackouts: carbon monoxide poisonings. Looking at major U.S. power outages between 2007 and 2018, researchers found that carbon monoxide poisonings spiked during those disruptions,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s a familiar trope of TV and movies — a couple is engaged in passionate sex when the guy’s heart suddenly gives out. “Usually it’s a middle-aged man. Usually he’s cheating with somebody else. It’s funny, there’s this myth in our mind thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A temporary falloff in the number of Americans who kill themselves and others with guns is over, newly released U.S. government data show. “Firearm homicides and suicides are an urgent public health concern in the United States,” said Scott Kegler, lead author ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – “Full House” actor and comic Bob Saget was found dead Sunday in his Florida hotel room, the night after performing at a concert hall near Jacksonville. He was 65. Best known for playing Danny Tanner on “Full House” and “Fuller House” and asContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Need in-home health care? Know this: The quality of your care may depend on where you live. That’s the takeaway from a new study from New York University that gave agencies in urban areas high marks for keeping patients out of the hospital.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec.31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When a sick child spends time in the intensive care unit, the impact lasts even after the hospital stay is over. Added to it are days, weeks, sometimes months out of school for the young patient and extended work absences for their primary caregivers.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Every year in the United States, a few hundred children die suddenly and without explanation. Now researchers have found gene variants that may contribute to some of those tragic deaths. The hope, experts said, is that understanding the underlying mechanisms will eventually leadContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When a child has severe health problems, the suffering often extends to the entire family, new research finds. Using data from a single health insurance provider, the study authors assessed nearly 7,000 children with life-threatening conditions and their families, and compared them toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — At least 59 overdoses were prevented in the first three weeks that two overdose prevention centers have been open in New York City, the city’s health department said Tuesday. During that time, there were more than 2,000 visits to the centers that areContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) – – COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death for Americans and has shortened life expectancy by nearly two years, a drop not seen since World War II, a new government report shows. Life expectancy dropped from 78.8 in 2010 to 77Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States reached 800,000 on Monday, and one expert believes it will likely hit 1 million at some point in 2022. The 800,156 confirmed deaths in the nearly two years since the first known U.S. victims ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — They take care of others, but many U.S. home health care workers say they’re not in good shape themselves, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed self-reported data collected from nearly 3,000 home health care workers in 38 states between 2014 and 2018 andContinue Reading