TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly approved antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections may also help fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a new study shows. The medication, called gepotidacin, could become the first new gonorrhea treatment since the 1990s. In an international study of more than 600 people, researchersContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A “smart shirt” equipped with an electrocardiogram (ECG) can help identify folks who are at higher risk of heart disease, a new study says. The shirt monitors people’s heart rate recovery after exercise, tracking the time it takes for their heart to returnContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Gun violence is bad for dental health, a new study says. More specifically, people are less likely to go to the dentist in neighborhoods with higher levels of firearm violence, researchers report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. These neighborhoods subsequently experienceContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. emergency room doctors treat a gunshot wound every half-hour, a new study has found. What’s more, firearm injuries appear to follow specific patterns throughout the year, with gun violence occurring more often at certain times, according to research from the U.S. CentersContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says. Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital incidents that put patients’ safety at risk, researchers reported April 14 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. What’s more,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People hospitalized for opioid use can better fight their addiction if their path to recovery begins in the hospital, a new study says. Opioid users who receive addiction consultation services during their hospital stay are significantly more likely to start taking addiction medsContinue Reading
New strategy aims to enhance drug safety, expedite evaluation process, and decrease animal experimentationContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When officials in Wisconsin’s largest city asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for help dealing with high levels of lead in city schools, the answer wasn’t what they expected. The CDC said no — because it no longer hasContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fisher-Price has recalled 253,000 baby stroller toys in the U.S. because of a choking risk, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). An additional 4,500 toys sold in Canada have also been recalled, according to a report from CBS News. TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Two people in the county, which has a population of about 24,000, have died from the illness, and a thirdContinue Reading