By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Cases of the mosquito-borne illness dengue are typically seen in the tropics, but with the changing climate that may be changing. Doctors from the United Kingdom…
AI Might Spot Alzheimers Early, Using Folks Speech…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Cutting-edge AI technologies that can detect subtle changes in a person’s voice may help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments even before other symptoms…
About 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- During the pandemic, nearly 100,000 U.S. registered nurses called it quits, a new survey shows. Why? A combination of stress, burnout and retirements created a perfect…
Resident Doctors Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Early-career doctors were more likely to make mistakes when they had long work weeks or extended shifts, new research reveals. Their patients were also more likely…
New Drug, Dersimelagon. May Treat Rare Diseases That…
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 -- It sounds like the stuff of a vampire novel, but for people with a group of rare genetic disorders, exposure to sunlight can cause excruciating pain.…
Can Smarts Help Shield Folks from Obesity? Maybe…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 -- A teenager’s brain power appears to have little bearing on whether they will become overweight or obese as adults. British researchers found that, on average, sharper…
Kids Born Via Egg Donors, Surrogacy Grow Up…
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 -- The kids, no matter how they are conceived, are all right. That is the main takeaway from a new study by British researchers that found no…
Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 -- Hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children may soon be eligible to receive federally funded health care. President Joe Biden…
AHA News: When She Passed Out at 38,…
By American Heart Association News>THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- By the time Sheena Fannin and her two sons, ages 6 and 9, arrived home from soccer practice it was already getting…
U.S. Suicide Rates Began to Rise Again in…
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 -- In a disappointing finding, a new report shows that suicide rates in America are on the upswing again after a momentary, and minute, decline. According to…