Cart is empty Doctors need to be on the lookout for lead poisoning in children as the latest tally of kids exposed to the toxin after consuming pouches of cinnamon-flavored apple puree climbed to 22, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
Male, female veterans have increased prevalence of arthritis
Male and female veterans have a higher prevalence of arthritis than nonveterans, according to research published in the Nov. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Researcher: Australia is one of the world’s biggest prescribers of antibiotics, but they’re often unnecessary
“I think I need antibiotics” is a common assumption many of us make when we have cold and flu like symptoms.
Aging study in Kenya to help sub-Saharan Africa navigate major shifts in its population
The population of Africa is the youngest in the world—but that is expected to change rapidly in the coming decades.
AI phone app detects worsening heart failure based on changes in patients’ voices
A smartphone app using artificial intelligence technology to detect changes in the voice of a person with heart failure predicted more than 75% of hospitalizations about three weeks before they happened, according to late-breaking science presented Nov. 13 at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023. The meeting, held Nov. 11–13, in Philadelphia, is a premier global exchange of the latest scientific advancements, research and evidence-based clinical practice updates in cardiovascular science.
Sudden cardiac deaths in college athletes fall, but are still high in one sport
College sports have seen a decline in the rate of sudden cardiac deaths, but rates remain higher for Division I men’s basketball players, as well as male and Black athletes in other sports, new research has found.
Wireless biosensors could relieve health care system burden
A wireless biosensor, developed by a Malmö University researcher, enables a more patient-controlled system whereby infections can be detected much earlier through smart catheters, smart diapers or wound dressings.
Anti-tobacco activists fume over failure to adopt WHO tips on tobacco control
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
TOBACCO control advocates have expressed disappointment with Zambia’s failure to comply with the guidelines and endorsements of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
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TV can be educational but social media likely harms mental health: Research on children and screens
Ask any parent and it’s likely they’ll tell you they’re worried about their kids’ screen time. A 2021 poll found it was Australian parents’ number one health concern for their kids—ahead of cyberbullying and unhealthy diets. But how worried should parents be?
Nurses’ professional judgment not considered in strategic decision-making, says UK study
Nurses’ voices and professional judgment is not being utilized in strategic decision making potentially causing dissatisfaction among staff and a lack of high quality patient care, according to new research led by Cardiff University.