You fainted. Are you OK to drive?
People who have visited the emergency department for fainting are no more prone to car crashes than other emergency department patients, new research out of UBC's faculty of medicine has found.
Aug 4, 2022
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People who have visited the emergency department for fainting are no more prone to car crashes than other emergency department patients, new research out of UBC's faculty of medicine has found.
Aug 4, 2022
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Fainting affects one in two people during their lifetime. Those with recurrent episodes are often afraid to socialise or go to work. Today researchers report the first effective therapy. The late breaking research is presented ...
Sep 1, 2020
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For older adults, fainting and falls are serious health concerns. They can lead to injury, hospitalization, and other severe consequences. Having certain chronic conditions, as well as taking certain medications, can raise ...
Jul 27, 2019
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Fainting, also known as syncope, is the sudden loss of consciousness. In most cases, fainting is not dangerous—unless it is complicated by a fall or other injury —and the person recovers quickly.
Jul 26, 2019
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Maybe it's a bride standing in a hot chapel, or an exhausted runner after a race. It could be someone watching a medical procedure on television or a donor at a blood drive.
Jun 20, 2019
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Pregnant women who faint (syncope) during pregnancy, especially in their first trimester, may have a higher risk of health problems for themselves and their babies according to new research published in Journal of the American ...
May 22, 2019
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Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. This has recently been documented by a research team from the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut and Rigshospitalet. Based on data ...
May 16, 2019
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For the first time, physicians in the Emergency Department (ED) have evidence-based recommendations on how best to catch the life-threatening conditions that make some people faint. New research published in Circulation suggests ...
Jan 21, 2019
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A new study by Ohio University faculty members showed that people who are afraid to have their blood drawn believe more people faint or have other symptoms than what statistics show actually occurs.
Nov 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—A fainting spell is rarely caused by a blood clot in the lungs, and usually doesn't warrant extensive testing, new research suggests.
Jan 29, 2018
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