MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents of children with special needs face a number of challenges, so here’s some advice from an expert. “Raising children is an adventure for any parent, but the journey for parents of children with special needs often has a few more twists andContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Would you know if your teen was struggling with mental health issues? Most parents say yes, but many also doubt their teen would tell them something was wrong, a new poll shows. Specifically, nearly 95% of the parents surveyed said they were somewhatContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — When she arrived at her neighbor’s house and found him unconscious and turning blue, Brianna Colquitt knew what to do. While someone called 911, Colquitt, then a high school senior in Carrollton, Georgia, started CPR. She kept it up until emergencyContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You’ve probably seen an infusion pump, even though the name might make it sound like a mysterious piece of medical technology. These devices govern the flow of IV medications and fluids into patients. They help deliver extra fluids to people in the emergencyContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Add this to the ever-growing list of health problems tied to sleep apnea: New data shows it ages you. But the same new small study also found that using a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine for at least four hours a nightContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Here’s a compelling reason to shed those extra pounds: A new study finds that middle-aged people who are obese, or even simply overweight, may face more health problems down the road. The study, of nearly 30,000 men and women, found that the moreContinue Reading
Drug infusion pumps vulnerable to flaws, hackers. They’re used in hospitals to govern the flow of IV medications and fluids into patients, but reports are surfacing of potential dangers from these high-tech devices. Read more Sleep apnea can speed aging — but CPAP can help. Besides the annoyance and healthContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Harassment of U.S. public health officials and departments was rampant during the COVID-19 pandemic and led some officials to quit, researchers say. Their analysis of survey responses from 583 local health departments nationwide found 57% of them reported nearly 1,500 incidents of harassmentContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. wildfires have become larger, more frequent and more widespread in the past two decades, and the situation will become even worse in the future, a new study warns. “Projected changes in climate, fuel and ignitions suggest that we’ll see more and largerContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21 2022 (HealthDay News) — Problem drinking led to more than 232 million missed work days a year in the United States before the pandemic, and the situation likely became worse with more people working at home, a new study suggests. “Alcohol use disorder is a major problemContinue Reading