TUESDAY, Oct. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hospital patients are used to doctors and nurses visiting their bedside — but new research shows that a lawyer also can help them recover. Patients with violent injuries often face legal and financial quandaries that can have an impact on their healing. TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More kids are being hurt in golf cart accidents, a new study says. Golf cart injuries among children have steadily increased over the past three years, researchers reported Sunday at the American Academy of Pediatrics’ annual meeting in Denver. Nine out of 10Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The number of kids hurt or killed by a reversing car dramatically dropped after backup cameras were required in new vehicles, according to a new study. Cases of children severely injured by a car in reverse fell by half following the 2018 federalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An experimental wireless patch might help injured athletes better recover from muscle tears, sprains and strains, according to a new study. The patch measures tissue stiffness by sending sound waves along the surface of the body and listening to the resulting vibrations, researchersContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new process that combines 3D printing, stem cells and lab-grown tissues could prove a groundbreaking innovation for spinal cord injury recovery, a new study says. The process uses 3D printing to form stem cells into scaffolds containing microscopic channels that guide theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials are warning cat owners about certain lots of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats after a pet cat in San Francisco became infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus and had to be euthanized. The U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Community hospitals don’t often transfer severely injured patients to higher-level trauma centers that could provide the care they need, a new study says. Fewer than half of severely injured people are transferred from a low-level trauma center to larger or more advanced hospitals,Continue Reading
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TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Justice Department has demanded numerous health care providers hand over sensitive records on care provided for young transgender patients, a court filing revealed last week. Twenty-seven states ban most or all gender treatment for minors. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Authorities in Tennessee reported a rare and tragic death after a hiker was bitten by a rattlesnake. Fatal snakebites are extremely uncommon in the United States, with a nationwide average of about five deaths annually, according to the U.S. National Institute for OccupationalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It can be spooky to realize that Alexa or Siri has been listening in on you, when a device in your home inadvertently springs to life. But eavesdropping artificial intelligence (AI) can prove a godsend to overworked doctors, protecting them from burnout byContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Forecasters say it will bypass a direct hit on the continental U.S., but the first hurricane of 2025 — Erin — is a strong reminder to have an emergency plan and know what to do if severe weather strikes. Hurricane season runs throughContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The bird flu virus that has been spreading among dairy cows may travel through the air and wastewater at farms, not just from milking equipment, a new study finds. Researchers say this could put cows and workers at greater risk, even when noContinue Reading
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