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Eating More Beans and Nuts, and Less Red Meat, Can Significantly Boost Your Heart Heath
A large, new finds eating more plant-based protein and less animal-based protein lowers the risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease.
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Parents Can Sense Potential Critical Illness In Their Kids, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 30, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A parent’s instincts regarding their child’s health usually are right on the money, even when they’ve taken the child to an ER, a new study says.
Parental worry over a kid’s deteriorating health strong...
America's ERs In Peril, Report Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 9, 2025
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America’s emergency rooms are near the breaking point, causing long wait times and boarding of patients awaiting care, a new study says.
Essentially, ERs are being asked to serve as health care hubs that offer services far beyond emergency care, according to a new ...
Low-Income Folks Avoiding The ER Post-Pandemic
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 19, 2025
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Poor families have continued to avoid going to the emergency room post-pandemic, even as ER numbers bounced back for folks who are better-off,...
Shark Attacks Plummeted Worldwide Last Year
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 11, 2025
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It was a bit safer to go into the water last year: Unprovoked shark attacks worldwide fell by about a third in 2024 compared to the year before, new data show.
The United States continues to be the most likely country in which to get bitten by a shark, according to the a...
ER Visits for Burns, Eye Issues Rose 8-Fold During Recent L.A. Fires
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 7, 2025
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Los Angeles County residents are still recovering from the devastation of the Palisades and Eaton fires, and new data show that emergency department (ED) visits for wildfire-related issues jumped eight-fold in the days after the fires broke out.
In fact, the new data "li...
Firearms Injuries Shot Up Following Pandemic, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 4, 2025
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Hospitalizations for firearm injuries sharply increased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic after years of steady decline, a new study says.
Overall, 34% more people landed in the hospital for a gunshot injury in 2020 and 2021 than would have been predicted based on pre...
F.A.S.T. Acronym Can Speed Bystander Stroke Response
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 3, 2025
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A simple acronym -- F.A.S.T. -- can help bystanders recognize the first signs of stroke and call 911 right away, a new study says.
Both F.A.S.T and another acronym, BE-FAST, helped people rememb...
Crisis Services Haven't Adapted To New 988 Suicide Hotline
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2025
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Most community crisis services did not expand following the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, potentially blunting the effectiveness of the hotline, a new study says.
Walk-in psychiatric services, mobile crisis response units and suicide prevention program...
Medical Airlifts Less Likely For Minorities
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 27, 2025
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Time is of the essence during a medical emergency, and helicopter transport often is essential to saving a patient teetering near death.
Cold Weather Deaths Keep Rising for Americans
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 19, 2024
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It's a perhaps unexpected consequence of climate change that periods of deep cold now occur more frequently during American winters, despite an overall trend to warmer temperatures year round.
That uptick in cold snaps, along with other possible factors, has been linked ...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 17% in Just One Year
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 12, 2024
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In news that suggest the U.S. opioid epidemic may be easing, drug overdose deaths fell 17% between July 2023 and July 2024.
Per new data released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Jamie Foxx Reveals He Had Brain Bleed in 2023
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2024
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Actor Jamie Foxx has shared the details of a life-threatening medical emergency he experienced last year after doctors discovered he had suffered a brain bleed.
In his new Netflix comedy special, “What Had Happened...
Teens, Booze and E-Scooters: A Rising Threat as Injuries Crowd ERs
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2024
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Inebriated e-scooter and e-bike users, many of them teens, are increasingly showing up in the nation's emergency rooms, new research shows.
Overall, rates of injuries from these "micromobility" devices have tripled in recent years -- from close to 23,000 in 2019 to nearl...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Linked to Fentanyl May Be Declining
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2024
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Deaths from fentanyl-linked drug overdoses have begun to decline in the United States, but the crisis is far from over and those numbers could easily rise again, a new government report shows.
Be Alert to Carbon Monoxide Dangers as Winter Storms Hit U.S.
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 30, 2024
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Winter storms that are bearing down on Americansalso bring a hidden killer in their wake: carbon monoxide.
Experts at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are warning of the potentially lethal effects of carbon monoxide (CO), emitted by the gas generators ...
Climate Change Is Pushing More People to Get X-rays, CT Scans
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 19, 2024
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There's yet another downside to global warming: Higher health care expenditures for medical scans on hot days.
So report Canadian researchers who discovered that periods of heat and
New U.S. Overdose Death Numbers Show 'Sustained' Decline
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 14, 2024
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After decades of battling the opioid epidemic, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday that overdose deaths have now declined for the second year in a row.
By how much did these deaths of despair drop? There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ...
Psychedelics Like Psilocybin, MDMA Tied to Higher Odds for Schizophrenia
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 13, 2024
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People are at higher risk of schizophrenia if they indulge in psychedelic drugs, a new study warns.
Patients who land in the ER following hallucinogen use have a 21-fold higher risk of developing schizophrenia compared to the general population, Canadian researchers repo...
Bystanders More Readily Perform CPR If 911 Operator Instructs
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 11, 2024
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You encounter someone collapsed on the sidewalk and quickly dial 911.
Whether or not the operator instructs you on how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could mean life or death, especially if the victim is female, new research shows.
In a study ...
Have an Implanted Defibrillator? Triple-Digit Heatwaves Could Pose Danger
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 11, 2024
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Thousands of Americans with heart trouble have small implanted defibrillators, to help regulate their heartbeat and keep cardiac events at bay.
But new research finds that on extremely hot days, people with the devices face nearly triple the odds for a dangerous ar...
Drowsy Driving: Not Taken as Seriously as Drunk Driving, But It Can Kill
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 6, 2024
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Folks are more likely to drive drowsy than drive drunk, even though both raise the risk of a fatal crash, a new survey shows.
About 4 in 10 adults say they’ll find alternative transportation when they haven’t gotten enough
A Visit to the ER Can Often Precede a Cancer Diagnosis
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 5, 2024
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Canadian researchers have found that about 1 in every 3 people newly diagnosed with cancer experienced at least one emergency department visit sometime during the three months prior to their diagnosis.
Many of the visits ended up being caused by symptoms related to the c...
More Than Half of Heat Deaths Can Be Blamed on Global Warming: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 29, 2024
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Researchers looking at the sweltering European summer of 2022 estimated that more than half of the heat-linked deaths occurring on the continent would not have happened if human-led climate change wasn't in place.
"Without strong action, record temperatures and heat-rela...
Every Minute Counts: Speedy Defibrillator Delivery Saves Lives From Cardiac Arrest
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 28, 2024
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Every minute spent waiting for a first shock from a defibrillator cuts the odds of surviving cardiac arrest by 6%, a new Dutch study finds.
"Our research shows that every minute of delay in giving the first shock has a major impact," said study first author says
Wildfires Are Gaining Speed in Western U.S., Upping Threat to People
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2024
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Wildfires that spread so fast they outrun the efforts of fire crews trying to contain them: These types of conflagrations are becoming far more common across the Western United States, a new study warns.
A fire's velocity could be even more important than its size when i...
There's Still Confusion on How to Spot, Treat Severe Allergic Reactions
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2024
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Anaphylaxis involves a sudden, potentially life-threatening reaction to an allergen, including even very small amounts of food allergens such as egg or peanut.
Now, two studies find that people with allergies, as well as those charged with their care, are often unsure w...
Fatal Opioid-Meth Overdoses Have Fallen in U.S. by More Than a Third
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 22, 2024
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Expanded access to addiction treatment and the overdose-reversal med naloxone likely prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths linked to opioids taken with meth or other s...
What's the Best Clot-Buster Med After Stroke?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new review finds.
Biden Administration Uses Wartime Powers to Help Restart IV Fluid Plant in North Carolina
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 16, 2024
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Following hurricane damage that shuttered a North Carolina plant that makes 60% of the country's IV fluids, U.S. health officials have invoked the Defense Production Act to hasten rebuilding of the factory.
A nationwide shortage of IV fluids has only worsened since Hurri...
More Kids Having Seizures After Swallowing Rx Painkillers, Synthetic Pot
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 16, 2024
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The number of U.S. children who suffer seizures after swallowing prescription medications or illicit drugs has doubled in recent years, a new study finds.
Drug poisonings among kids resulting in seizures increased from 1,418 in 2009 to 2,749 in 2023, steadily rising abou...
ERs See More Trauma Patients on Smog-Filled Days
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 16, 2024
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Accident victims tend to flood emergency rooms on days with heavy air pollution, a new study shows.
The number of patients treated at ERs increase by 10% to 15% on days with increased particle pollution in the air, researchers found.
That increase is driven by case...
Parents or Ambulance: How a Child Reaches an ER Could Matter
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2024
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It’s natural for a parent to bundle an injured child into a car and rush their kid to the emergency room.
But that decision could actually delay their child’s emergency care, a new study shows.
Severely injured children brought to an ER by their parents...
Homeless Americans' Death Rate Rises on Hot Days
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2024
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As temperatures soar in some of America's hottest spots, death rates among local homeless people rise as well, new research shows.
Data from 2015 through 2022 finds a big bump in deaths among unhoused people in Clark County in Nevada (which includes Las Vegas), and Los A...
Most ERs Not Fully Equipped to Treat Pediatric Patients
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2024
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New findings may worry many parents: Nearly 8 in 10 emergency rooms lack the supplies and training needed to treat pediatric patients, new U.S. research shows.
To be ready to address children’s emergencies, ERs need “key pediatric equipment and supplies,&rdqu...
More Bystanders Are Using Naloxone to Save Folks From Overdose
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2024
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More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who’ve overdosed on opioids, a new study shows.
Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained bystander before paramedics arrived, according to emergency medical services records from ...
IV Fluid Plant in Florida Remains Functional After Milton
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 11, 2024
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Facing a nationwide shortage of vital IV fluids after Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant, officials heaved a sigh of relief at the news that a second plant in Daytona Beach, Fla., was spared by Hurricane Milton and remains functional.
Accordin...
U.S. Scrambles to Find Hospital IV Fluids After Helene Damages NC Plant
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 10, 2024
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After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant for a major supplier of IV fluids for U.S. hospitals, officials said the federal government is reaching out internationally to help restore supply.
The situation could get even worse: As Hurricane Milto...
Florida Hospitals Brace for Hurricane Milton's Arrival
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 9, 2024
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As Hurricane Milton barreled toward the west coast of Florida, hospitals in its path were making ready.
Milton is projected to make landfall a bit south of the Tampa area late Wednesday night. Long-term care facilities in counties where mandatory evacuations have been i...
Be Alert to Carbon Monoxide Dangers During, After Hurricane Milton
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 9, 2024
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High winds, torrential rain: All dangerous, but there's a silent killer lurking in the aftermath of hurricanes like Milton -- carbon monoxide.
Experts at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are warning of the potentially lethal effects of carbon monoxide (...
AI May Not Be Ready to Run Emergency Rooms
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 8, 2024
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AI isn’t ready to run a hospital’s emergency room just yet, a new study concludes.
ChatGPT likely would ask for unnecessary x-rays and antibiot...
Epinephrine: Tips to the 'EpiPen' Ingredient and How It Treats Anaphylaxis
- Todd A. Mahr, MD, Executive Medical Director, American College Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology HealthDay Reporter
- October 8, 2024
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TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) --- The recent approval of a new epinephrine nasal spray gives patients a p...
Food Allergies Spur Serious Anxiety in Most of Those Affected, Survey Finds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2024
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The large majority of people with food allergy, and the caregivers of kids with such allergies, say the condition has led to psychological distress, a new study finds.
However, only about 1 in every 5 such people have ever been assessed and counseled on their anxieties, ...
At Two Dallas Hospitals, Kids' ER Visits for Heat Illness Nearly Tripled Over Last Decade
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- September 27, 2024
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In a sign that climate change may be fueling heat illnesses in kids, a new study reveals that such visits to two Texas children's emergency rooms spiked 170% between 2012 and 2023.
Grandma, the Family Dog: Unexpected Sources of Opioid Tragedies for Young Kids
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- September 27, 2024
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Grandma's pill organizer. Fido's pain medication. A tossed-away tissue.
All are potential sources of opioid poisoning for young children, researchers at the New Jersey Poison Control Center report.
Their five-year look at 230 cases of opioid exposure in children be...
One Gun Law Reduces School Shooting Deaths
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 27, 2024
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Laws that ban assault weapons do indeed protect children from dying in mass shootings, but the same can't be said for more common types of gun restrictions and regulations, new research shows.
“Mass shootings are horrific events. We found that large capacity magazi...
988 Mental Health Crisis Calls Now Link to Caller Location, Not Area Code
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 25, 2024
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In a move that could mean more Americans in crisis get help and get it quickly, federal officials announced Tuesday that major cellphone carriers now have the technology to direct 988 callers to local mental health services based on their location instead of their area code.
Climate Change Could Triple U.S. Heat Deaths by Mid-Century
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 23, 2024
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If global warming is left largely unchecked, the number of Americans who succumb to extreme heat will triple by mid-century, new projections estimate.
These deaths could affect poor and minority Americans much more than the white and better-off, according to a team led b...
Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 19, 2024
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Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns.
Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in 2021, up 70% since 1990, according to a team led by ...
Black Stroke Patients More Likely to Arrive Late at Hospital, Without Prior ER Notification
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2024
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Black stroke victims are arriving at emergency rooms much later than white patients, greatly increasing their risk of death or lifelong disability, a new...
Rural Hospitals Especially Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 30, 2024
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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 pa...