MONDAY, May 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Early screening for autism can speed up diagnosis and treatment, and now new research shows that pediatricians are more likely to act when parents express concerns. According to pediatricians surveyed in the study, only 39% of toddlers who had failed a screening lookingContinue Reading
SUNDAY, May 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When checking your body for signs of skin cancer, don’t overlook your nails. The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) points out that skin cancer — including melanoma, the deadliest type — can develop under and around the fingernails and toenails. Though it’s rare,Continue Reading
SATURDAY, May 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you live in the path of hurricanes , the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging you to be prepared. Deaths from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, fires and electric shock are common during severe weather events, according to the CPSC. HurricaneContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s good news and bad on rates of head injuries among America’s bike-riding public: Rates for these injuries have sharply declined among kids but barely budged among the growing number of adult bike riders. Between 2009 and 2018, increasing helmet use, construction ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many people drank more to cope with the stress of the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions it placed on daily life, and now a new study suggests that all of this drinking is causing a serious spike in alcohol-related diseases. “Incidence of hospitalizationsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — As usual, Dr. Mike Knapic’s workday was packed. By early afternoon, the orthopedic surgeon had completed three total knee replacements and was headed into surgery to repair a broken collarbone. Throughout the day, he’d felt a strange sensation. Every 10 minutesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While millions of Americans rejoiced in the news on Thursday that the fully vaccinated can now skip masks in most indoor and outdoor settings, some worried that it will be nearly impossible to distinguish those who have gotten their shots from those whoContinue Reading
Many Hispanic Americans Want to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, But Haven’t Some of the lowest U.S. COVID-19 vaccination rates are among Hispanics, but not because they don’t want the vaccine, according to a new survey, the New York Times reported Thursday. Rather, the low vaccination rates are the result of misinformationContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Though some think that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes, Canadian research suggests it could raise the risk of developing asthma or having asthma attacks for teens and adults. “Emerging research really suggests that vaping may actually worsen preexisting healthContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People with heart failure are 20% more likely than those with cancer to develop depression within five years of their diagnosis, a new study finds. Nearly 1 in 4 patients with heart failure are depressed or anxious, according to the German researchers. “TheContinue Reading