THURSDAY, April 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have successfully introduced human stem cells into monkey embryos in the lab, creating short-lived hybrid organisms that could prove an important step in growing human transplant organs from livestock or creating better animal models for studying human disease. The human/monkey chimeras —Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — ‘Bleeding’ stroke patients with COVID-19 are more than twice as likely to die as those without COVID-19, new research shows. For the study, a research team from the University of Utah analyzed data from 568 hospitals in the United States. They compared aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Exercise guards against a host of chronic diseases that can plague people as they age, but can it also protect against severe cases of COVID-19? New research suggests that’s so: Being physically active reduced COVID-19 patients’ risk of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU)Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Doctors, nurses and other frontline health workers in U.S. emergency departments have struggled with significant mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll reveals. “As the nation moves into what many believe is a fourth wave of COVID, this study isContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. children commonly wait hours in the emergency room for help with a mental health crisis — a problem that has worsened over time, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2005 and 2015, prolonged ER stays became ever more common forContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — About six in 10 U.S. workers who’ve been hospitalized for an injury return to their jobs, but physical disabilities and financial struggles are common, researchers say. For the study, investigators analyzed federal survey data from trauma patients who were hospitalized with injuries betweenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Long-term organ damage appears to be common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients after they’ve recovered and been discharged, British researchers report. One U.S. expert who read over the report said she’s seen the same in her practice. “This study proves that the damage doneContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Compared with white patients, Black adults are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to hospital safety in the United States, a new report warns. Black patients are significantly less likely to gain access to “high-quality” hospitals, an Urban Institute analysis found. AsContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nonsmokers usually try to avoid secondhand smoke, but many kids have no option, and now a new study finds tobacco smoke exposure puts them at higher risk of hospitalization. Compared to other kids, those exposed to secondhand smoke were more likely to haveContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — White Americans had a greater decline in potentially avoidable hospitalizations during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic than Black Americans, according to a new study. The findings suggest that Black patients may have had less access to outpatient care that could haveContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Time is never more precious than in the minutes after a stroke. Now, research is confirming that a “mobile stroke unit” can rush aid to patients quickly, potentially saving lives. “Patients who are treated early benefit from a complete reversal of stroke symptomsContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For someone suffering a severe stroke, every 10 minutes that goes by before treatment starts in the emergency room may cost eight weeks of a healthy life, Canadian researchers report. In fact, delays in the hospital may have worse consequences for recovery thanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Giving homeless COVID-19 patients a free hotel room for their quarantine and recovery pays huge health dividends for the entire community, according to a new study out of San Francisco. Only 4% of homeless folks transferred from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (Healthday News) — In a finding that suggests overweight people should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines, a new report released Thursday shows the risk of death from coronavirus infection is about 10 times higher in countries where most of the population is overweight. The World ObesityContinue Reading