Opioid overdose death toll has risen more than 5-fold among Indigenous Americans over past decade
The opioid overdose death toll has risen more than 5-fold among American Indian and Alaska Native communities over the past decade, finds one of the first studies of its kind published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The type…
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Ask the Pediatrician: Should children still wear face masks on planes and trains?
Q: Now that airlines have dropped mask mandates, is it OK to let my kids travel without masks? A: The judge’s ruling striking down the federal mask mandate on public transportation and in transit hubs and the subsequent appeal by…
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You Can Now Pre-Order This Super Stealth, Kink-Inspired Sex Toy Jewelry on Kickstarter
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. By now we all know that sex toys can come in so many shapes and sizes that go beyond…
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Hospitals can reduce antibiotic overuse by avoiding unnecessary blood draws in critically ill children, study shows
When a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) develops a fever, physicians often routinely order a blood culture to identify the cause, particularly if they have reason to worry about sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when chemicals…
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Untrained disaster responders are more prone to suicide years after World Trade Center attack
Construction workers, clean-up staff and other untrained non-traditional emergency employees who assisted in recovery efforts at the World Trade Center in New York following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are more than five times as likely as traditional…
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Through Food, My Family Found Their Love Language
We ate terrible sushi in a popular Chicago restaurant that made us shudder every time we passed it afterward. We gnawed chicken wings in loud bars, and speared spicy ceviche on a tourist beach in Mexico. In Venice, we twirled…
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Long Covid: Two thirds of patients develop dysautonomia – symptoms to spot
Long Covid: Dr Sara Kayat discusses impact on children We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…
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Community healthcare workers were left feeling isolated and under-appreciated during the pandemic
Aotearoa New Zealand’s community nurses and home and community care assistants have played a crucial yet largely invisible role in the country’s response to the global pandemic. Across the country, personal care assistants help patients with the activities of daily…
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Higher ‘Chemical Restraint’ Rates in Black Psych Patients in the ED
Black patients presenting with psychiatric disorders to hospital emergency departments (EDs) across the US have significantly higher rates of chemical restraint than their White counterparts, new research shows. Results of a national study showed Black patients presenting to the ED…
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Beijing reports 36 new symptomatic local COVID cases for May 1
People line up for nucleic acid test at a mass testing site amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, during the Labour Day holiday, in Chaoyang district of Beijing, China May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Martin PollardBEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital of Beijing…
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