93,022 Firearm Injury Emergency Visits Seen From January 2018 to August 2023
Rate of firearm injury emergency department visits was 73.9 per 100,000 visits; highest rates were seen between 2:30 and 3:00 a.m.
Fisher-Price Recalls 253,000 Baby Toys Over Choking Risk
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Fisher-Price has recalled 253,000 baby stroller toys in the U.S. because of a...
Racial Disparities Seen in Unintentional Overdose Mortality
Black men and Black women have pronounced and increasing burden of mortality compared with Whites
Only Half of U.S. Adults Can Afford Health Care and Prescriptions
Rate of unaffordability increased significantly among Black, Hispanic, and lower-income individuals
RFK Jr. Touts Vaccine While at Funeral of Texas Girl Who Died of Measles
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The death of a second child in a fast-growing U.S. measles outbreak...
Alteplase Increases Frequency of Functional Independence After Posterior Circulation Stroke
Findings seen in patients with posterior circulation stroke and with no planned thrombectomy who received alteplase 4.5 to 24 hours after stroke onset
Longtime Head of 9/11 Health Program Let Go Amid Federal Job Cuts
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The longtime leader of a federal health program for 9/11 survivors and first...
ACC: Cardiac Arrest Incidence at Long-Distance Races Remains Stable
There has been a marked decline in cardiac arrest mortality during the last decade
Stimulant Involvement in Opioid OD Death Higher for Those in Physically Demanding Jobs
Highest percentage of cocaine co-involvement seen in industries that are less physically strenuous
Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A major round of job cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety...
