TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Compared with white patients, Black adults are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to hospital safety in the United States, a new report warns. Black patients are significantly less likely to gain access to “high-quality” hospitals, an Urban Institute analysis found. AsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you must travel during the spring break, be sure to follow recommended COVID-19 pandemic safety measures, an emergency medicine doctor advises. Millions of people are packing airports, while only one-quarter of the U.S. population has received at least one shot of aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black people have higher diabetes death rates than white people in the 30 largest cities in the United States, a new study finds. But placing a cap on the price of insulin could narrow that racial gap, according to researcher Joanna Buscemi, ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teenage pot use can hamper a kid’s future chances of landing a good job with a large salary, mainly by interfering with his or her education, a new study of twins has found. A teenager who uses more marijuana than their identical twinContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Over half of high-risk children in the United States are not receiving behavioral health services critical to their mental, emotional and physical well-being, new research warns. “It’s a pretty simple and kind of widely agreed upon finding that there are a lot ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As NASA astronauts set their sights on reaching Mars and building an outpost on the moon, they are likely to need regular, rigorous exercise to keep their hearts in shape, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data gathered from U.S. astronaut Scott KellyContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in 5 Colorado high school students has access to guns, according to new study from the Colorado School of Public Health. The research — published March 29 in the Journal of Pediatrics — is being released after recent mass shootings inContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nonsmokers usually try to avoid secondhand smoke, but many kids have no option, and now a new study finds tobacco smoke exposure puts them at higher risk of hospitalization. Compared to other kids, those exposed to secondhand smoke were more likely to haveContinue Reading
SUNDAY, March 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you’re getting back into walking, running or outdoor sports this spring after months on the couch, you could be at risk for a common injury known as a stress fracture. It’s a small break or crack caused by repeated impact on aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — California’s strict limits on diesel air pollution appear to have paid off. Since the limits were added in 1990, diesel exhaust-related deaths have been halved, with the largest reductions in deaths seen in lower-income communities, a new study finds. By 2014, California sawContinue Reading