By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 -- Everyone’s seen a movie or TV show featuring someone sleepwalking -- eyes half-lidded, bumbling around, tripping over furniture. But sleepwalkers are actually capable of much more…
Nurses, Health Care Staff Face Higher Suicide Risks
By Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- Nurses, health technicians and health care support workers face a higher risk of suicide than the general U.S. population does, an alarming new study shows.…
Teen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger…
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood. Swedish researchers found that boys who had…
Blood Tests for Long COVID Could Lead to…
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- People who develop long COVID have distinct abnormalities in their immune and hormonal function that can be picked up with blood tests, researchers have found. In…
Humans Outperform AI in Interpreting Chest X-Rays
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- AI tools may help boost radiologists’ confidence in their diagnoses, but they can't be relied on to identify common lung diseases on chest X-rays, a new…
About 1 in 14 U.S. Adults Have Had…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- One in every 14 American adults has suffered from long COVID, a new federal survey has found. About 7% of adults have ever had long COVID…
Strike a Pose: Yoga Helps Heart Failure Patients
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- Heart failure can make everyday activities and exercise tough to carry out, but yoga might be a beneficial add-on to standard care. A new study from…
Buying Marijuana Online Easy for Minors, Study Finds
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 – The lax enforcement of age limits by many online marijuana dispensaries makes it easier for minors to buy weed, claims new research that looked at online…
Stigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet…
By Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- Transgender people have a tough time receiving adequate medical care due to issues like voyeurism, being treated as abnormal and even being denied care due…
Climate Changes Hotter Days Could Bring More Alcohol,…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- Sweltering temperatures appear to fuel drug-related hospital visits, a problem that could be worsening with climate change, a new study suggests. “We saw that during periods…