THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Adding even a few extra nurses can dramatically reduce burnout and improve morale among hospital medical staff, a new study says. Increasing nurse staffing by as little as 10% improved attitudes among both physicians and nurses working in hospitals, researchers reported Nov. 17Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The opioid addiction medication buprenorphine can dramatically lower risk of overdose among teenagers and young adults — but only if taken long-term, a new study says. Those who kept taking buprenorphine as prescribed for at least a year were much less likely toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Use of head CT scans in U.S. emergency departments has more than doubled over the past 15 years, a new study says. Nearly 16 million head CT scans were ordered by ERs in 2022, up from under 8 million in 2007, researchers reportedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — New guidelines recommend doctors tackle Crohn’s disease head-on, calling for the use of cutting-edge drugs as early as possible to quell the autoimmune GI disorder as quickly as possible. The updated American Gastroenterological Association guidelines reject a “step-up” approach in which people getContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People paying out of pocket for Ozempic or Wegovy may soon see lower costs, as Novo Nordisk rolls out new price discounts for its popular GLP-1 medications. The company announced that through the end of March, patients with prescriptions can buy the twoContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Your morning orange juice may be influencing your health in ways you can’t see. In a new study published recently in the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, researchers found that daily OJ intake altered gene activity connected to heart and metabolic function.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The United States may be on track to lose its measles elimination status for the first time in 25 years as health officials confirm that two major U.S. outbreaks are linked to the same measles strain. In a recording obtained by The NewContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Eating disorders can harm a person’s physical and mental health in ways that linger for years, a new study reports. Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other such disorders bring with them a high risk of health problems like diabetes, kidney or liver failure,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Forcing veterans to revisit the horrors that led to their post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) might prompt many to drop out of therapy, a new evidence review found. About a quarter of U.S. service members and veterans who start psychotherapy for PTSD quit beforeContinue Reading