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21 Sep
ChatGPT Diagnoses Patients ‘Like a Human Doctor,’ Study Finds
A new study suggests ChatGPT performs as well as doctors in diagnosing emergency department patients and may shorten hospital wait times.
20 Sep
Morning Exercise May Be Best for Weight Control, New Study Finds
Moderate-to-vigorous exercise in the morning benefits both weight management and health outcomes, new research shows.
19 Sep
ADHD Medication Errors in Kids Up Nearly 300% since 2000, Study Finds
Unintentional medication errors involving ADHD drugs jumped significantly over the past two decades, and most of the errors involved children 6 to 12 years old, according to the research.
Today's COVID Is Increasingly Looking Like a Cold or Flu
Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say.
Many people with COVID-19 now are presenting with upper respiratory symptoms like runny nose, watery eyes and a sore throat, said Dr. Teresa Lovins, an independent family physician in Columbus, Ind.
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FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
A new government report finds that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep kids and teens off tobacco.
Among the report’s findings were that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to get tough on retailers selling tobacco to youth and should improve its oversight of online retailers.
The FDA should al...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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U.S. Resumes Free COVID Test Program
Americans will once again be able to get free at-home COVID tests.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday that it will spend $600 million to buy and offer the tests, produced by 12 domestic manufacturers, and it will begin accepting orders for those tests on Monday through covidtests.gov.
“The Bi...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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Suppressing Negative Thoughts Can Sometimes Be Healthy, Study Contends
A longstanding core belief of mental health maintains that people must confront their fears to ease the anxiety and depression stemming from those negative thoughts.
Now a new study argues that, for some people, suppressing negative thoughts and worries might be a more successful strategy.
Mental health actually improved for some stu...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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In Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis
The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.
The number of babies born with the infection in Mississippi rose from 10 in 2016 to 110 in 2022. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection. Congenital syph...
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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- September 21, 2023
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Gun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify
As working class neighborhoods gentrify, you'll likely see rents rise, pricey restaurants move in — and maybe also a rise in gunshot wounds, researchers say.
In U.S. neighborhoods that gentrified, gun injuries were 62% higher than they were in similar neighborhoods that hadn’t gone upscale, according to a new study.
Overall fire...
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