WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For many people undergoing total hip or knee replacement, same-day surgery is a safe option, new research shows. Among folks in overall good health, the study of nearly 1.8 million patients found similar post-op complication rates among those who had outpatient joint replacementContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A seemingly endless wait in an emergency department can be taxing for many reasons, but new research suggests that long delays in being admitted to the hospital may even raise a patient’s risk of death within the following 30 days. Why? One possibleContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Homelessness is difficult enough, but when it’s compounded by serious mental health issues the result can be an inability to function at even the most basic level. Sometimes that leads to round-the-clock involuntary hospitalization, and when that happens a state-appointed psychiatric conservator canContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The way freelance photographer Donna Dymally sees it, snapping pictures imparts important life lessons. “Focus on what’s important, and if you don’t like the shot, take another one,” she said. “We develop from the negative, just like a photo.” That attitudeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administrations plans to announce Wednesday that it will send 400 million free nonsurgical N95 masks to community health centers and pharmacies across the country so more Americans can get the masks that are most protective against COVID-19. The move follows updatedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A rare and serious inflammatory condition called MIS-C can strike kids weeks after they’ve recovered from their COVID infection. But now there’s good news for parents: Children tend to recover completely from any heart injury within three months of falling ill, a newContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If COVID-19 vaccines and medicines are shared equally worldwide, the pandemic could ease this year, a top World Health Organization official said Tuesday. However, if wealthier countries don’t share their resources with poorer countries, there will continue to be high rates of deathsContinue Reading
Kids with COVID-linked condition recover heart function. The rare but serious inflammatory condition called MIS-C can strike kids weeks after they’ve recovered from their COVID infection. But new data now shows that children tend to recover completely from any heart injury within three months of falling ill. Read more BidenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding moms can rest easier: New research finds no evidence their milk transmits the virus that causes COVID-19 to their babies. “Breast milk is an invaluable source of nutrition to infants,” said lead author Dr. Paul Krogstad of the University of California, LosContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Did you watch your waistline expand during lockdown? You’re not alone. Nearly half of U.S. adults piled on excess pounds during the first year of the pandemic, making a national obesity crisis even worse, a new study shows. “Obesity was an epidemic beforeContinue Reading