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(HealthDay)—Kids who are gay, bisexual or questioning their sexuality may be vulnerable to contemplating suicide at a tender age, a new U.S. government study finds. It has long been known that teenagers who are part of sexual minorities have a higher risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, compared to their heterosexual peers. That includes kids […]
People who have been infected with COVID-19 are nearly 4.5 times more likely to feel side effects from vaccine compared to those who’ve never tested positive, study of healthcare workers finds COVID-19 survivors were more 4.59 times as likely as others to experience severe symptoms to the first shot of the virus People previous infected […]
Social environment is a key factor in the risk of developing prostate cancer. Ph.D. student Charlotte Salmon and Professor Marie-Élise Parent of Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have shown that widowers are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Their research results have been published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. […]
(HealthDay)—People of color are consistently less likely to see medical specialists than white patients are, a new U.S. study finds, highlighting yet another disparity in the nation’s health care system. Researchers found that compared with their white counterparts, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans had significantly fewer visits to doctors of various specialties—ranging from […]
It is likely that the United States will achieve President Joe Biden’s target of having at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of 70 percent of adults by July 4, but there could be challenges later in the year. Biden’s goal, which was announced Tuesday, may be reached as soon as […]
Children hospitalized with breathing problems due to a common viral lung infection are likely to get sicker and remain hospitalized if they have high levels of defective copies of the virus, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings, published April 1 in Nature Microbiology, […]
Three feet of social distancing is enough for schools to reopen: Dr. Siegel Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on possible new social distancing guidelines and the best way to convince more Republicans to get the coronavirus vaccine. The nation’s leading infectious disease expert said he expects the Centers for Disease Control […]
Adolescents who live in California may be more likely to use marijuana since adult recreational marijuana use was legalized in 2016, according to a new report in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. “The apparent increase in marijuana use among California adolescents after recreational marijuana legalization for adult use in 2016 is surprising […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have purchased small devices called pulse oximeters for use in their home—based on well-intentioned recommendations from health care providers and the media. Pulse oximeters are devices, usually placed on a person’s finger, used to noninvasively measure oxygen levels in the blood. Clinics and hospitals, for example, use them regularly […]
Most of us are familiar with the concept of burnout. It’s a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. And now scientists have predicted when it will likely happen to you. Burnout happens when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands, and it is most […]