THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 700,000 older Americans rely on public transportation to get to and from their medical appointments. That’s roughly 1 in 10 seniors who live in cities. But when individuals were frail, or used a wheelchair, or sidewalks along their route were damaged,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A “virtual autopsy” of a mummified 17th century Austrian infant has shed new light on Renaissance childhood — as well as the importance of vitamin D to health. The researchers used CT scans to examine the remains, which had been found in anContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Training to become a doctor can be grueling, and now a new study finds a direct correlation between longer work hours and depression symptoms in first-year residents. Medical residency — the training that new doctors undergo at hospitals or clinics — is infamousContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting into prescription or over-the-counter medicines at home is a major source of accidental poisoning for young children. Yet, nearly half of parents say they have leftover prescriptions at home, a new poll shows. “We found that it’s common for parents to keepContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 million Americans with diabetes have to ration lifesaving insulin because they can’t afford it, a new study shows. Many people delayed picking up their insulin prescription, while others took lower doses than they needed, researchers found. Experts said the findingsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, many states had already moved to limit abortion access by defunding family planning health centers. Unfortunately, these very same clinics offer a broad range of essential primary care services beyond abortion,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Having COVID-19 could cause further trouble for patients being treated for physical trauma — even if they have no symptoms of the virus. Researchers studying cases of trauma patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and those who were negative found those with theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many doctors who used telehealth to treat patients with opioid addiction because of the COVID-19 pandemic would like to make it a permanent part of their practice. A new study from Yale School of Public Health surveyed more than 1,100 physicians who treatedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Three leading medical groups have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate growing threats to doctors, hospitals and families providing and seeking gender-affirming care. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Medical AssociationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Over 30 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), some doctors harbor biases toward people with disabilities, and even actively avoid accepting them as patients, a new study finds. In focus group discussions with about two dozen U.S. doctors,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — How can you make your home safer for your young children? You might want to start by removing window coverings with cords that could strangle a toddler. “Young children can quickly and silently become strangled on pull cords, continuous loop cords, inner cordsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government will invest $266 million to shore up the community and public health workforce using American Rescue Plan funding. About $225.5 million will go to 83 recipients to support training and apprenticeship for 13,000 new community health workers, CNN reported beforeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The devastation left by one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Florida in years is immense. But residents flooded out of their homes by Hurricane Ian must be cautious when they return, federal experts warn. First off, always assume there’s potential risk fromContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Folks having surgery have lots of things to worry about as they go under the knife, but the gender of their surgeon isn’t one of them, a new study finds. There’s no difference in rates of death or complications between male and femaleContinue Reading