When patients under age 54 were hospitalized with abnormal heart rhythms, those who abused alcohol were 72% more likely to die before being discharged, according to preliminary research to be presented July 27-30, 2020, at ...
Jul 27, 2020
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Just about any medical test can turn up an incidental finding that leads to a cascade of follow-up tests. For instance, a patient comes in for a routine test to measure their heart activity before cataract surgery and the ...
Oct 29, 2019
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As a society, we aren't getting as much exercise as we should. In fact, current activity guidelines state that adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderately intense activity—or 75 minutes of vigorous activity—every ...
Oct 17, 2019
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Routine testing for bowel cancer should not be recommended for everyone aged 50-79 years because, for those at very low risk, the benefit is small and uncertain and there are potential harms, say a panel of international ...
Oct 2, 2019
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Chinese-Americans who were victims of child abuse or intimate partner violence are at a greater risk of abuse when they are elderly, according to a Rutgers study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
May 20, 2019
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The most common form of maltreatment experienced by athletes is psychological abuse, followed by neglect, a new study from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education has found.
May 14, 2019
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Bullying is a harmful antisocial behavior present in schools all over the world. Involvement in bullying, as either perpetrators or victims, have serious short-term and long-term consequences for all the members of the school ...
Mar 15, 2019
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Even when health care experiences go well, patients and their families can still suffer harm. To date, organizational efforts to reduce harm have focused primarily on physical harm, but other forms of harm are both prevalent ...
Jun 19, 2018
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that a reduction in physical activity and an increase in sedentary behaviour has detrimental effects on the body, and could be more harmful if a first degree relative has ...
Mar 16, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Fights among your children can start for a variety of reasons, and sibling rivalry can take root even before your second child is born, according to experts at KidsHealth from the Nemours Foundation.
Dec 27, 2017
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