Burnout and Stress Continue to Plague the Nursing Profession
2025-04-30
Short staffing tops the list of stressors, followed by inadequate pay, lack of leadership support, and abuse from patients
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Milwaukee Closes More Schools to Address Lead Crisis
2025-04-30
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Milwaukee will temporarily close two more elementary schools as it works to tackle a lead crisis in its public school buildings. The school district announced Monday that Westside Academy and Brown Street School will close for repairs. Two other schools — Starms EarlyContinue Reading
New HHS Ad Campaign Urges Americans to ‘Take Back Your Health’
2025-04-30
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to launch a multimillion-dollar public health campaign, according to documents reviewed by NBC News. His “Take Back Your Health” campaign would last four years and could cost tens of millions ofContinue Reading
Martinelli Recalls 170,000 Apple Juice Bottles for Possible Toxin
2025-04-30
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 170,000 bottles of Martinelli’s apple juice are being recalled due to possible contamination with a mold-related toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. “Routine testing indicated that one lot of 10-ounce Martinelli’s Apple Juice glass bottles (in 4-packs only)Continue Reading
More Kids Without Asthma Inhaler After Popular Product Taken Off Market
2025-04-30
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More children stopped using steroid inhalers to control their asthma after a manufacturer discontinued a popular inhaler, a new study says. In 2024, GlaxoSmithKline withdrew Flovent from the market. The inhaler was commonly prescribed to prevent asthma attacks in children. The pharma companyContinue Reading
App Helps Asthma Patients Track Symptoms
2025-04-30
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A smartphone app can help asthma patients better track their symptoms and live healthier, a new study says. The app helps patients monitor their symptoms in between visits with their doctor, researchers reported April 23 in JAMA Network Open. People given the appContinue Reading
Adult Acne Increases Risk Of Eating Disorders
2025-04-30
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with acne are at increased risk of developing an eating disorder, a new study says. Adult acne patients are 2.4 times more likely to have an eating disorder, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.Continue Reading
Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Caused Drop In Insurance Coverage Among Working-Age Adults
2025-04-30
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The “unwinding” of Medicaid that occurred after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic has left more working-age Americans without health insurance, a new study says. The uninsured rate increased to 11.5% from 11.1% between March 2023 and March 2024, researchers reported April 28Continue Reading
Sexual Assault Triples Suicide Risk Among Veterans
2025-04-30
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sexual assault and sexual harassment during military service dramatically increases veterans’ risk of suicide later in life, a new study says. Suicide risk is tripled among men and women who experienced sexual trauma while serving, researchers reported April 28 in the Annals ofContinue Reading
Most Americans Want Easy Early Testing For Alzheimer’s
2025-04-30
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans want to know if they’re destined to lose their brain power to Alzheimer’s disease, according to an annual report produced by the Alzheimer’s Association. About 4 out of 5 Americans surveyed (79%) want to know if they have Alzheimer’s before developingContinue Reading