People With Xylazine Wounds Face Barriers to Seeking Wound Care
Of those seeking medical care for xylazine wounds, 74 percent reported health care stigma, 58 percent inadequate pain and withdrawal management
Six More Deaths in Listeria Outbreak Tied to Boar’s Head Deli Meats
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar's Head deli meats has...
2018 to 2021 Saw No Change in Rates of Intimate Partner Homicide Among Women
Racial disparities among intimate partner homicide victims widened during 2020 to 2021 versus 2018 to 2019
First Cluster of Cases of Human Bird Flu Detected at Colorado Poultry Facilities
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The first known U.S. cluster of cases of bird flu in humans has...
Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Diagnostic Testing in Emergency Department
Black patients discharged from ED with diagnosis of interest less likely to have related diagnostic testing than Whites
Red Flag Laws Prevent Suicides
One life saved for every 17 extreme risk protection orders to remove guns from people at risk for harming themselves or others
WHO Unveils Plan to End African Mpox Outbreak
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As an mpox outbreak continues to rage in Africa, the World Health Organization...
1999 to 2023 Saw Increase in Heat-Related Mortality Rates
Number of heat-related deaths and age-adjusted mortality rate increased for heat-related deaths
Most Americans Unprepared to Handle Opioid Overdoses
Overdose deaths have increased fourfold during the past two decades in the United States
E-Scooter-Related Injuries Occurring More Frequently and Increasingly Costly
Accidents occur most commonly during nighttime and weekend hours
