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Public Health (Page 42)

Too Often, Nearby Defibrillators Go Unused on People in Cardiac Arrest

2024-03-28
By: Exporter
On: March 28, 2024
In: Public Health

THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, the devices are very seldom used. A new study finds that in nearly 1,800Continue Reading

Puerto Rico Declares Dengue Epidemic as Cases Climb

2024-03-28
By: Exporter
On: March 28, 2024
In: Public Health

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Puerto Rico has declared a dengue epidemic following a surge in cases of the mosquito-borne disease in the U.S. territory. In total, there have been 549 cases, including 341 hospitalizations and 29 severe cases, reported since the start of the year, the mostContinue Reading

High Rate of Suicidal Thoughts Among Black Men in Rural America: Study

2024-03-28
By: Exporter
On: March 28, 2024
In: Mental Health, Public Health

THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Suicidal thoughts and contemplation of death haunt the minds of many rural Black men in the United States, a new study reports. One in three rural Black men said they had such dark thoughts within the past two weeks, University of Georgia researchersContinue Reading

Living in Poor Neighborhoods Nearly Doubles Risk of Heart Attacks, Stroke

2024-03-28
By: Exporter
On: March 28, 2024
In: Heart / Cardiovascular, Public Health

THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Living in a poor and unhealthy neighborhood could nearly double a person’s risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study says. The findings indicate that all the factors that make for a crummy neighborhood — air and water pollution, toxic sites, fewContinue Reading

Black Men Less Likely to Receive Heart Transplants Than White Men or Women

2024-03-27
By: Exporter
On: March 27, 2024
In: Organs, Public Health

WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The odds in the United States that a well-functioning donor heart will go to a Black man are lower than for white transplant candidates of either gender, new research shows. The news is troubling, since “Black patients have a two to three timesContinue Reading

ERs Might Be Good Spots to Offer Flu Shots

2024-03-26
By: Exporter
On: March 26, 2024
In: Infectious Disease, Public Health, Vitamins / Drugs

TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research offers an easy prescription to get people to roll up their sleeves for a flu shot. Just ask them to.  And then reinforce the invitation with a little video and print encouragement. “Our study adds to the growing body of knowledgeContinue Reading

Bird Flu Found in Dairy Cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico

2024-03-26
By: Exporter
On: March 26, 2024
In: General Health, Public Health

TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Milk from dairy cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico has tested positive for the presence of bird flu, U.S. officials say. In a news release issued Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, knownContinue Reading

Total Solar Eclipse in 2017 Linked to Brief Rise in Traffic Accidents

2024-03-25
By: Exporter
On: March 25, 2024
In: Mental Health, Public Health

MONDAY, March 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ahead of a total solar eclipse arriving April 8, new research finds there was a temporary rise in U.S. traffic accidents around the time of a solar eclipse back in 2017. The area in the United States covered by the total eclipse sevenContinue Reading

FDA May Ban Electroshock Devices Used on Some Psychiatric Patients

2024-03-25
By: Exporter
On: March 25, 2024
In: Mental Health, Public Health

MONDAY, March 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders. The devices deliver electric shocks to a patient’s skin, in an attempt to stop them from harmingContinue Reading

U.S. Life Expectancy Rose Overall, But Overdose Deaths Still Set Records

2024-03-21
By: Exporter
On: March 21, 2024
In: Public Health

THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As the pandemic wound down, life expectancy in the United States began to bounce back in 2022, although deaths among children increased and drug overdose deaths continued to reach record highs, new government research shows. Final data for 2022 was published Thursday byContinue Reading

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