TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than five centuries ago, Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci produced a now-famous image of what he considered the perfectly proportioned male body: the “Vitruvian Man.” The drawing was inspired by even earlier pondering on the perfect human form by first-century A.D. RomanContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Back before coronavirus took over the headlines, every week seemed to bring another report about artificial intelligence besting human doctors at everything from diagnosing skin cancer to spotting pneumonia on chest X-rays. But these artificial intelligence (AI) tools — computer programs that getContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a nearly 60% drop in broken bones among U.S. children during the coronavirus pandemic, but the rate of fractures that occur at home has climbed, a new study finds. The researchers analyzed data on 1,735 youngsters treated for acute fractures atContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Beginning next year, people on some Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage Plans who need insulin will be able to access the lifesaving medication for just $35 a month, according to a new plan announced by the White House. In some cases, theContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People with physically demanding jobs take more sick leave. They also have higher unemployment rates and shorter work lives, a new Danish study finds. “This study showed that high physical work demands are a marked risk factor for a shortened expected working lifeContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Having a child with cancer doesn’t appear to affect parents’ risk of splitting up or their plans to have more kids. That’s the conclusion of a Danish study that compared more than 12,400 parents of children diagnosed with cancer between 1982 and 2014Continue Reading
SUNDAY, May 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Asking your child to mow the lawn is a risky proposition, a new study suggests. About 9,400 American kids are injured by lawn mowers each year, and mowers cause 12% to 29% of all traumatic amputations among them, according to the American AcademyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has done untold economic damage in the United States, with businesses shuttering and people self-isolating at home to try to slow the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus. You might think hospitals and health care systems would be immune toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Injuries in the United States take a huge toll on the workplace, new research shows. For the study, researchers analyzed millions of workplace health insurance claims among adults aged 18 to 64 between 2014 and 2015, with a specific focus on non-fatal injuriesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has led many older adults to postpone medical care, a new survey finds. The University of Chicago survey found that 55% of U.S. adults aged 70 and older experienced a disruption in their medical care during the first month ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a wave of accidental poisonings from household cleaners and disinfectants. With the National Poison Data System recently reporting a more than 20% spike in such emergencies, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) emphasized the need to store cleaning productsContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Grocery shopping has become a daunting endeavor during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are things you can do to protect yourself and others, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Prepare a shopping list in advance and buy just one to two weeks’Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If most Americans get COVID-19, the cost of their care could top $650 billion, a new study finds. To reach that estimate, researchers created computer models that simulated various scenarios. Each model dealt with patients who developed different symptoms over time and wereContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The virus struck swiftly, stoking panic, fear and mistrust as it sickened millions and killed thousands — and now, more than a century later, the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic offers lasting lessons for a world in the grip of COVID-19. “The questions theyContinue Reading