MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With the growing popularity of electric scooters, the number of kids injured while riding them has jumped dramatically, a new study finds. Moreover, those injuries have become more severe: In the past decade, the number of patients admitted to hospitals after an e-scooterContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At some schools, grassy sports fields have been replaced by easier-to-maintain synthetic turf. But it turns out that may be more likely to cause player injuries. Noting that synthetic turf football fields have been associated with more ankle and knee injuries, medical studentContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults with hearing loss soon will be able to amble into a big box store or pharmacy — or just visit a website — and buy hearing aids without a prescription. Over-the-counter hearing aids will be on the market by mid-October, available forContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Head lice are ubiquitous still, so there’s a good chance your son or daughter could develop an infestation. Now, the nation’s leading pediatrics group is issuing new guidelines to help schools and families cope. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is emphasizing educationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Professional fighters take a lot of knocks to the head, but a new study suggests they may find themselves thinking more clearly again after they retire. Many studies have pointed to the perils of repeated blows to the head in sports like boxingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Battling COVID and eager to do anything that will limit you to a mild infection? Grab a neti pot, a new study advises. Flushing your sinus cavity twice daily with a mild saline solution can significantly reduce a COVID patient’s risk of hospitalizationContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Efforts to prevent concussions from happening at school or school-related sports activities may help keep teens from lagging behind on their academics. In a new study, researchers at the University of Washington found that those who had a recent concussion could be 25%Continue Reading
SATURDAY, Sept. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Though it’s not clear how diabetes may be related to hearing loss, many people experience both conditions simultaneously. About 37 million Americans have diabetes, estimates the American Diabetes Association. Meanwhile, about 34.5 million of them also have some type of hearing loss. ExperiencingContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Aug. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As high school sports get underway this fall, sports medicine specialists remind athletes, parents and coaches that concussions can be challenging to diagnose. Dr. Sean Bradley, a primary care sports medicine physician at Ochsner Health in Baton Rouge, La., emphasizes that neither labContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Affordable over-the-counter hearing aids will bring relief to millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss by mid-October, under a landmark proposal just announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The final rule announced Tuesday creates a category of hearing aids that couldContinue Reading