WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Child abuse and neglect can do significant and long-lasting damage, according to a six-decade review of British data. The analysis of records dating to the late 1950s found that children who experienced physical or sexual abuse were more likely to die early asContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hit minority groups in the United States hard, with significantly more deaths among Black and Hispanic Americans compared with white and Asian Americans, a new study finds. According to the report, these disparities highlight the need to addressContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The United States has now surpassed 700,000 coronavirus deaths, as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to hold the country in its grip. America continues to have more COVID-19 deaths than any other the country in the world, followed by Brazil with moreContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) – There has been a significant increase in COVID-related deaths in nursing homes as the highly contagious Delta spreads across the country, a new analysis shows. “While the vast majority of COVID-19 deaths happened outside of nursing homes in July and August, the highContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The size and shape of the blood vessels in your brain may help predict your risk of an often-fatal type of stroke, called an aneurysm, a new study finds. An aneurysm is a bulge in an artery wall. “A subarachnoid hemorrhage is theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the U.S. opioid crisis in ways bad and good, increasing the risk of use and overdose but also spurring innovative approaches to treatment. The pandemic has definitely been linked to an increase in opioid use and overdoseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Men with heart failure have worse long-term survival rates if they have severe depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, according to a new study that urges doctors to change the way they treat people with mental disorders. Previous research shows people withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People buying pills that look like prescription opioid painkillers or stimulants who are not buying them from a licensed pharmacy may be buying a lethal drug, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned this week. This was the first public safety alert the DEAContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss surgery is riskier for men than women, with males five times more likely to die within 30 days of the procedure, a new study finds. Moreover, men’s odds of dying over the long run are almost three times higher, said researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The death of eight babies has prompted the Boppy Company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall more than 3 million baby loungers, they announced Thursday. A year ago, the CPSC issued a safety warning about similar pillow-like baby products,Continue Reading