Uber Can Help Cut Car Crashes, But Not Everywhere
2017-10-05
Impact on drunk driving rate varied city to city, study foundContinue Reading
1 in 5 Have Been Hit By a Medical Error, Survey Shows
2017-10-03
Just half reported the mistake to their providerContinue Reading
Teens Mixed Up With the Law May Fall Through Medicaid Cracks
2017-10-02
Fewer important primary care appointments, more ER visits, study findsContinue Reading
Bilingual Kids Learn New Languages Better
2017-10-02
Scans revealed differences in their brain wave patterns that seemed to give them an advantageContinue Reading
ERs Prescribing Opioids at Lower Doses, Shorter Durations
2017-09-26
Patients who receive these prescriptions are less likely to progress to long-term use, study showsContinue Reading
CDC Launches Opioid Campaign in Hard-Hit States
2017-09-26
‘It only takes a little to lose a lot’ is slogan for the multi-pronged media effortContinue Reading
Another GOP Senator Says No to Latest Obamacare Repeal Effort
2017-09-26
Susan Collins, of Maine, may have delivered final blow to proposed legislation
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How Would Your Family Weather a Disaster?
2017-09-23
Failure to plan is the number one mistakeContinue Reading
Survey: 9 of 10 Americans Take Cancer Prevention Steps
2017-09-22
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) — About 95 percent of Americans take some action to prevent cancer, according to a new survey. Three-quarters of respondents said they don’t smoke; 74 percent limit their alcohol consumption; 72 percent stick to a healthy diet; and 90 percent are aware of theirContinue Reading
Health Tip: Stair Safety For Older People
2017-09-21
Suggestions to help prevent fallsContinue Reading
Gun Surrender Laws Help Women Threatened by Domestic Violence
2017-09-20
Fewer are killed in states that mandate that firearms be removed when restraining orders filedContinue Reading
9 of 10 Docs Unprepared to Prescribe Marijuana
2017-09-19
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Although it’s becoming more commonplace, medical marijuana is rarely discussed in U.S. medical schools, a new study shows. “Medical education needs to catch up to marijuana legislation,” said senior author Dr. Laura Jean Bierut, a professor of psychiatry at Washington University School ofContinue Reading
This Mistake Can Cost Athletes’ Lives in Cardiac Arrest
2017-09-19
Bystanders often get distracted by a non-life-threatening issue, research showsContinue Reading