Most Hospitals Aren't Ready for Mass Tragedies, ER Docs Say
TUESDAY, May 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Nine out of 10 ER doctors say their hospitals aren’t fully prepared for major disasters or mass tragedies. The finding, from a new poll byRead More…
Kidney Docs Worry Over No Dialysis for Undocumented Immigrants
MONDAY, May 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Undocumented immigrants in the United States are often denied treatment for kidney failure until they have a life-threatening emergency. Now a new study finds thatRead More…
AHA: Making America's Doctors Look More Like America
MONDAY, May 21, 2018 (American Heart Association) — When Dr. Luis Castellanos was a resident at UC San Diego School of Medicine, he noticed there weren’t many Spanish-speaking physicians on staff, evenRead More…
Lower Vitamin D levels Linked to More Belly Fat
MONDAY, May 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Obese people who carry much of their excess fat around their waist are at risk of vitamin D deficiency, new research warns. The finding highlightsRead More…
Start Exercising to Cut Your Heart Failure Risk
FRIDAY, May 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Attention, middle-age couch potatoes: There’s still time to lower your risk of heart failure, a condition affecting more than 5 million Americans. Getting the recommendedRead More…
AHA: The Link Between HIV and High Blood Pressure
FRIDAY, May 18, 2018 (American Heart Association) — People with HIV are more likely than people without the virus to have high blood pressure, in part because of treatments and repercussions ofRead More…
Dilemma for Cancer Patients as Life-Saving Meds Are Tied to Vision Loss
FRIDAY, May 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A newer type of cancer treatment may offer the chance of longer survival, but the drugs could also trigger new side effects, such as visionRead More…
When Temperatures Fall, Heart Attack Risk May Rise
FRIDAY, May 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Colder weather may raise the risk for a heart attack, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers in Taiwan found that heart attack rates fluctuated seasonally, withRead More…
Anxious Women May Want to Keep an Eye on Their Bone Health
THURSDAY, May 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) — As if older women didn’t already worry enough about their bone health, new research suggests that anxiety may up their risk for fractures. Based onRead More…
Men May Gain More From Cancer Immunotherapy
THURSDAY, May 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Male cancer patients seem to fare significantly better following immunotherapy treatment than female patients, new research indicates. “Both sex and gender can potentially affect theRead More…
Too Few Smokers Get Lifesaving Lung Cancer Tests
WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Less than 2 percent of the 7 million Americans who are or once were heavy smokers get screened for lung cancer, new research shows. “OurRead More…
Organs From Opioid OD Victims Are Saving Lives: Study
WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Another study finds that organ donations from Americans who have died from an opioid overdose have risen dramatically in the past two decades. “We wereRead More…