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Study highlights need to address mental health of new fathers

While postpartum depression in new mothers is well recognized and known to increase if the newborn requires intensive care, depression in new fathers has not received much attention. A large study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that both parents with a baby in the NICU are at risk, with depression symptoms identified in 33 […]

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Health Highlights: Sept. 21, 2020

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: CDC Updates Coronavirus Transmission Guidance The new coronavirus can commonly spread “through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols,” produced just when a person breathes, according to updated guidance on the U.S. Centers for Disease […]

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National survey of emergency dept management of self-harm highlights successes, room for improvement

Approximately half a million patients in the United States arrive in emergency departments (EDs) after deliberate self-harm annually. In the short term following the ED visit, these patients are at high risk for repeated self-harm and suicide. In a study published March 13 in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital describe the results of […]

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Health Highlights: Dec. 14, 2018

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: U.S. Gun Deaths Reach Record High Gun deaths in the United States reached a record high of nearly 40,000 in 2017, according to a CNN analysis of federal government data. There were 39,773 gun deaths that year, compared […]

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Health Highlights: Nov. 5, 2018

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Soda Makers Using Ballot Measures to Fight Soda Taxes Campaigns supporting ballot measures in Washington and Oregon that would prevent municipalities from taxing food sales are being bankrolled by beverage companies trying to block attempts to tax sugary […]

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Health Highlights: Sept. 11, 2018

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: 1 in 5 Pot Products Fails Tests in California Close to 20 percent of marijuana products in California have failed to pass tests for potency or purity since the state began mandating such testing July 1, a new […]

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Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2018

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Illnesses Linked to McDonald’s Salads Reach 507 Cases in 15 States and NYC: FDA The number of confirmed cases of Cyclospora infection linked to salads from McDonald’s restaurants was 507 in 15 states and New York City as […]

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Health Highlights: Aug. 14, 2018

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Zika, West Nile Cases Reported in Alabama Multiple reports of Zika virus and West Nile virus are being investigated by Alabama health officials. They noted that Zika hasn’t been transmitted locally, the New York Post reported. “To date […]