WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Before the pandemic began, suicide risk was twice as high among female nurses compared with American women as a whole, a new study warns. Even within the health care community itself, female nurses were found to be roughly 70% more likely to dieContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Doctors, nurses and other frontline health workers in U.S. emergency departments have struggled with significant mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll reveals. “As the nation moves into what many believe is a fourth wave of COVID, this study isContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could there actually be a mental health upside to the ongoing pandemic? In a word, yes. At least that’s the finding of a new survey, in which roughly four in 10 U.S. military veterans said that the experience has in some ways provenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new clinical trial will investigate whether people who are highly allergic or have what’s known as a mast cell disorder are at higher risk for a sudden allergic reaction to the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. “The public understandably has been concernedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues in the United States, less than half of older Americans have legally stated their wishes should they become seriously ill, a new survey finds. People 50 and older are at increased risk for severe COVID-19, and the pandemicContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a discovery that shows carpal tunnel syndrome doesn’t strike just office workers, researchers report that people who work in construction or manufacturing have a higher risk of carpal tunnel syndrome than those with desk jobs. Why the higher rates of injury amongContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After the pandemic, the next great health care challenge in the United States could be retaining highly trained doctors, nurses and scientists, a new study warns. Up to one in five employees at an academic medical institution are considering leaving their professions becauseContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) – More than 40,000 U.S. kids have lost a parent to COVID-19 and the long-term impacts could be severe, experts warn. Americans under age 65 account for about 1 in 5 COVID deaths. Of those, as many as 15% involve someone in their 40sContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Serving in the U.S. military can be stressful, and new research suggests the effect of that is showing up in a dramatic increase in two types of sleep problems. From 2005 to 2019, insomnia increased 45-fold and sleep apnea rose more than 30-foldContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Just because you’ve had your COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t mean you can stop taking steps to protect yourself and others, experts say. So far, only about 16% of Americans have been fully vaccinated, and on March 24, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control andContinue Reading