Today Show– June 28, 2017 In early June, Anne Wheaton, wife of "The Big Bang Theory" actor Wil Wheaton, began experiencing excruciating pain on her right side, pelvis and torso. In the ER doctors suggested it was a kidney stone, gave [...]
Broader health coverage under the ACA was supposed to reduce them by John Commins, HealthLeaders Media June 25, 2017 States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act saw 2.5 emergency department visits more per 1,000 people after 2014, while [...]
Tick-borne diseases on the rise By Dr. Manny Alvarez Published June 21, 2017 - Fox News Ticks and tick-borne illnesses are found all over the U.S., and you can use these maps provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
By DENISE GRADY – NY TIMES JUNE 19, 2017 A high school senior mowed down by a car with other pedestrians in last month’s Times Square attack was hemorrhaging internally and transfusions could not keep up with the blood loss. Doctors [...]
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS NYTIMES JUNE 16, 2017 Better grades might be found on the playground. A new study of elementary-age children shows that those who were not part of an after-school exercise program tended to pack on a particular type of [...]
Researchers say exercising helps people socialize more and accomplish more By Deborah Gage -The Wall Street Journal Exercise has been shown to protect against diabetes, stroke and several other diseases and to improve our moods. But does it also make us [...]
Pictographic instructions, milliliter-only lab tools could help reduce errors by Alexandria Bachert MPH, Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 27, 2017 Action Points • Parents often make measurement errors with their children's medications, suggesting the need for tools to better match prescribed dose [...]
Cross-sectional study ties fish with diminished disease activity by Judy George, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today June 26, 2017 Action Points • Eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce joint pain and inflammation, according to a new study among mostly [...]
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealth Jun 21, 2017 11:17am Patients housed in alternative intensive care units due to overcrowding face worse outcomes than those in the traditional ICU, and one of the causes may be that they receive less attention from [...]
By Anna Gorman | Jun 19, 2017 11:19am This story was produced by Kaiser Health News, which publishes California Healthline, an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation. Dawn Nagel, a nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California, [...]