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Study IDs Nonclinical, Modifiable Risk Factors Tied to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 – Modifiable, nonclinical risk factors such as lifestyle modifications and physical measures may reduce the risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), according to a study published...
Eliminating Nursing Understaffing Aids Hospital Outcomes
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 – Addressing nursing understaffing improves outcomes for hospitalized patients, according to a study published online April 29 in BMJ Quality & Safety. Christina Saville, from ...
Exercise Helps Reduce Side Effects From Cancer Treatment
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 – Exercise mitigates adverse outcomes associated with cancer and its treatments, according to a review published online April 29 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. ...
Burnout and Stress Continue to Plague the Nursing Profession
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 – The nursing workforce remains under immense pressure due to stress, burnout, and persistent short staffing, according to a report released by Cross Country Healthcare....
Medicaid 'Unwinding' Caused Drop In Insurance Coverage Among Working-Age Adults
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 – The “unwinding” of Medicaid that occurred after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic has left more working-age Americans without health insurance, a new study says. The uni...
New HHS Ad Campaign Urges Americans to 'Take Back Your Health'
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to launch a multimillion-dollar public health campaign, according to documents reviewed by NBC N...
Declining Childhood Vaccination May Increase Risk for Vaccine-Preventable Infections
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 – Declining childhood vaccination rates may increase outbreaks of eliminated vaccine-preventable infections within the United States, leading to a return to endemicity,...
Milwaukee Closes More Schools to Address Lead Crisis
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 — Milwaukee will temporarily close two more elementary schools as it works to tackle a lead crisis in its public school buildings. The school district announced Monday that W...
Risky Health Behaviors Tied to Poorer Mental Well-Being, General Health in Midlife
MONDAY, April 28, 2025 – Risky health behaviors, both current and cumulatively over time, are associated with poorer mental well-being and self-reported health, according to a study published online...
Phthalates Linked To Heart Disease Deaths Globally
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 – Chemicals commonly used in plastics appear to increase people’s risk of heart disease, a new study says. Daily exposure to just one type of phthalate could be linked to m...
Fate Worse Than Death: Many Long-Term Care Residents Lose All Independence, Study Says
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 – A significant number of long-term care patients consider their state a fate worse than death, as they become completely powerless and vulnerable due to their severe...
Fathers' Depression Affects Kids' Future Behavior
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 — Dads are supposed to be strong, steady and stoic, given how they’re portrayed in sitcoms and family entertainment. But in real life, fathers sometimes falter — and brushing i...
Telemedicine Cuts Down On Greenhouse Gases
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 – Telemedicine isn’t only more convenient for patients, but could be helping save the planet, a new study says. Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide e...
HHS Clarifies: No New Autism Registry Will Be Created
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will not create a new autism registry, reversing an earlier announcement from the National Institutes of H...
Sitting Too Long Each Day May Lead to Neck Pain, Study Finds
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 — If you spend hours a day glued to your phone or seated at a desk, you're setting yourself up for serious neck pain, a recent study warns. Researchers in China looked at data ...