A New Congress Will Face Pressing Healthcare Issues, Regardless of Who Is in Control
WASHINGTON — With some midterm election races too close to call and at least one Senate race headed for a December runoff, it remained unclear on Wednesday which political party would take control of the House or the Senate in 2023. However, observers said that some predictions could still be made about Congress’s potential health […]
Three in Four Teens Faced Potentially Traumatic Events During the Pandemic
Roughly three out of four high school students reported at least one potentially traumatic experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey showed. While 73.1% of high school students under 18 said they had experienced at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE), 53.2% reported two or more such “preventable, potentially traumatic events,” ranging from food insecurity, […]
Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says
Antihistamines were involved in at least 15% of recent overdose deaths, according to 2019-2020 data from 43 states and the District of Columbia. Of 92,033 overdose deaths during this time period, 14.7% were antihistamine-positive and 3.6% were antihistamine-involved, reported Amanda Dinwiddie, MPH, of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in Atlanta, and […]
Sacral Neuromodulation Promising in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Dysfunction
Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is effective — at least in the short term — for patients with a type of urinary tract dysfunction, according to Swiss investigators. In a sham-controlled, double-blind study, 60 eligible patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) — i.e., with urgency frequency syndrome, urgency incontinence, or chronic urinary retention — had […]
Taking Leave From Residency Does Not Hurt Board Exam Performance
Residents who took parental leave did at least as well on their board exams as their colleagues who did not take any extended leave during residency, according to an analysis of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residency programs. Residents who took parental leave due to academic remediation, becoming a parent, personal health, or unspecified reasons […]
Mystery Listeria Outbreak in 10 States, 1 Death, 22 Hospitalized – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbreak remains a mystery, nearly all of the patients either […]
Mystery Listeria Outbreak in 10 States, 1 Death, 22 Hospitalized – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbreak remains a mystery, nearly all of the patients either […]
Mystery Listeria Outbreak in 10 States, 1 Death, 22 Hospitalized – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbreak remains a mystery, nearly all of the patients either […]
Feds Warn of Bedrails That Can Entrap; 3 Deaths Reported
Latest Senior Health News FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) At least three elderly Americans suffocated after getting trapped in Mobility Transfer Systems adult portable bedrails, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says anyone who has the rails should stop using them immediately. The warning applies to 10 models of bedrails made and […]
How Long Does the Shingrix Vaccine Last? 4 Years, 2 Dosages & Side Effects
Effects of the Shingrix vaccine last for at least four years in most people The effects of the Shingrix vaccine last for at least four years in most people and may last even longer in some. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you do not need a booster dose after getting the […]