Walking Pneumonia Cases Spike Among Young Kids
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Walking pneumonia cases are surging among young children in the United States, federal...
Methadone Tied to Lower Risk for Discontinuation Versus Buprenorphine/Naloxone
Risk for mortality while receiving treatment was similar between medications
Single-Substance Exposures Causing Seizures Increased in U.S. Children, 2009 to 2023
Diphenhydramine, tramadol, bupropion, and synthetic cannabinoids were linked to increases
Half of Patients Admitted to an ED for Sepsis Died Within Two Years
Age, cancer, ischemic heart disease, dementia, and previous sepsis admission tied to mortality
Tenecteplase Has Similar Safety to TPA for Acute Ischemic Stroke
TNK associated with higher likelihood of excellent functional outcome and reduced disability at three months
Racial, Gender, Socioeconomic Disparities Seen in Teen Alcohol, Drug Screening
Findings seen for adolescent trauma patients who were American Indian, Black, Hispanic, female, Medicaid-insured, or uninsured
Listeria Recall Expands to Include Nearly 12 Million Pounds of Meat, Poultry
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A national recall of meat and poultry has been expanded to include close...
Rate of Layperson-Administered Naloxone Increased From 2020 to 2022
Overall, though, naloxone administration rates decreased 6.1 percent during the study period
IDSA: 1999 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Sepsis-Related Mortality Rate in Children
Non-Hispanic Black to non-Hispanic White sepsis-related mortality ratio was 2.7, which did not change over time
Biden Administration Uses Wartime Powers to Help Restart IV Fluid Plant in North Carolina
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Following hurricane damage that shuttered a North Carolina plant that makes 60% of...
