THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black stroke victims are arriving at emergency rooms much later than white patients, greatly increasing their risk of death or lifelong disability, a new study finds. Every second counts when it comes to treating a stroke, experts say. Any moment’s delay allows forContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Diabetics who fly with an insulin pump could find themselves with lower-than-normal blood sugar levels, a new study says. Altitude appears to affect the ability of insulin pumps to deliver a steady supply of the hormone, researchers reported Sunday at the European AssociationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The maker of the ADHD drug Vyvanse has been given approval by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to make more of the medication as a shortage of the critical drugs continues. Following a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new, tougher rule on the sale of tobacco products will require retailers to check the IDs of any buyers under the age of 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. The final rule, which will go into effect Sept. 30, alsoContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Rural hospitals – and their patients — are particularly vulnerable to the aftershocks caused by ransomware attacks, a new study reports. “Ransomware attacks are bad news for hospitals and patients no matter where they happen, but they’re especially harmful to rural hospitals andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Jillian Davis was pleased to be gifted a car seat during her pregnancy, from a family member who bought it online from a major retailer. But following the delivery of her daughter in late June, a car seat tech at her Salt LakeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — “Rolling stop” laws that let bicyclists treat stop signs as yield signs are not dangerous, a new study demonstrates. Both bike riders and drivers perform safely in intersections once they’ve been informed about how the law works, results from lab experiments involving bicycleContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A child’s intelligence is not the sole key to academic success, a new British study concludes. Instead, intelligence plus “non-cognitive” factors, such as a determination to excel despite obstacles and an innate love of learning, can push a child to the top ofContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Reversing a prior downward trend, searing summers have caused a sharp uptick in the numbers of Americans who die from heat-related causes, new data shows. A look at U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deaths data for 1999 through 2023 showed aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid epidemic has caused a startling number of overdose deaths, but a new survey shows that most Americans still have no idea how to help an OD victim. More than 3 in 4 people (77%) said they would not know howContinue Reading