Medications

Study shows nearly 300% increase in ADHD medication errors

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders. In 2019, nearly 10% of United States (U.S.) children had a diagnosis of ADHD. Approximately 3.3 million children, ...

Health

Bystanders less likely to give women CPR: research

Bystanders are less likely to give life-saving CPR to women having a cardiac arrest in public than men, leading to more women dying from the common health emergency, researchers said Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Almost 3,000 cases of West Nile virus reported in U.S. in 2021

In 2021, there were 3,035 reports of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) in the United States, including 2,911 caused by West Nile virus, according to research published in the August 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Dentistry

Tracking periodontal disease to improve diagnosis and treatment

Periodontal disease is a growing public health issue in the United States as the nation's population ages, yet it's underdiagnosed and undertreated. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

HIV & AIDS

Meningococcal disease cases up in persons with HIV in 2022

In 2022, there was an increase in meningococcal disease among persons with HIV, with 29 cases reported, accounting for 9.8 percent of all meningococcal disease cases, according to research published in the June 16 issue of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

71 percent of mpox cases occurred in large central urban areas

About 71 percent of cases of mpox occurred among persons residing in large central urban areas, and 95.7 percent of these cases occurred in cisgender men, according to research published in the May 26 issue of the U.S. Centers ...

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