WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients might be happier with their care when their physician trained with the specialist they’re referred to, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when patients saw a specialist, they generally gave better ratings to their care if that doctor had gone toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As more U.S. states legalize marijuana, the number of preschoolers accidentally eating cannabis “edibles” is rising in tandem, a new study shows. In the past five years, U.S. poison control centers have witnessed a whopping 14-fold increase in calls about youngsters who gotContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Wearing proper gear, watching out for snow and ice hazards, and “walking like a penguin” are just some of the tips that can help prevent winter accidents, one medical expert says. “A variety of injuries can occur during the winter,” cautioned Dr. MahmoodContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s that time of year again, when people gather up their best intentions for living a healthier life and make New Year’s resolutions. Luckily, the American Medical Association (AMA) has some suggestions on which pledges pack the most punch. Start by being moreContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most working-age Americans get health insurance through their employer, but even they are finding it tougher to afford medical care these days, a new study shows. Researchers found that over the past 20 years, a growing number of Americans with job-based health insuranceContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. communities with higher Hispanic, American Indian or Black populations also have the highest concentrations of metal in public water systems, new research reveals. Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City found significantly higher arsenic and uraniumContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Groups of whales, dolphins and porpoises are regularly stranded in shallow waters around the coasts of the United Kingdom. Researchers wanted to understand why, so they studied the brains of 22 toothed whales — or “odontocetes” — that were stranded in Scottish coastalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Humans have continued to evolve after splitting from chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, according to a new study that found 155 new genes unique to humans that suddenly arose from tiny sections of DNA. Some of the new genes date backContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are notorious for criticizing patients who don’t take medications as prescribed. But physicians and their families are themselves less likely than everyone else to comply with medication guidelines, a new, large-scale study has found. People tend to adhere to medication guidelines aboutContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Keeping an eye on safety will let the joy from holiday toys last longer, without a trip to the emergency room, experts say. Last year, more than 200,000 people were treated in emergency departments for toy-related injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer ProductContinue Reading