Treatments are being switched around; surgeries postponed. Oncologists are meeting new patients via Zoom or swathedin impersonal protective gear. Both the newly diagnosed and those with metastatic disease worry that going in for lifesaving treatments may...
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Faced With 20,000 Deaths, America’s Nursing Homes Seek Protection From Lawsuits
Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation's nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get states to grant them an emergency protection from claims of inadequate care. Read full...
Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is dangerous, claiming 2,841 lives in 2018 alone. Among those killed: 1,730 drivers, 605 passengers, 400 pedestrians and 77 bicyclists. NHTSA leads the national effort to save lives by preventing this dangerous behavior. Get the facts, get involved,...
Disinfectant-Linked Poisoning Rises Amid COVID-19
A woman overcome by toxic fumes from her kitchen sink is rushed to the hospital; a toddler is treated in the ER after swallowing hand sanitizer.As Americans' obsession with disinfecting their homes against coronavirus rises, so are the number of poisoning emergencies...
The Lab Says It’s Cancer. But Sometimes the Lab Is Wrong.
It was the sort of bad news every patient fears. Merlin Erickson, a 69-year-od retired engineer in Abingdon, Md., was told last year that a biopsy of his prostrate was positive for cancer.Mr. Erickson, worried, began investigating the options: whether to have...
Georgia Senate passes bill to limit surprise medical bills
Georgia's Senate passed legislation Monday that would protect some patients from receiving unexpected medical bills.The legislation, passed unanimously, would require insurers in many cases to pay for care by a doctor or at a hospital that is not within their network...
Does your child have a Class D Driver’s License? Know what his/her restrictions are with a Georgia Class D License.
Does your Teen have a Class D Driver's License? There are several restrictions and requirements mandated by the state of Georgia that a teen must accomplish before becoming a licensed driver. Click here to learn more.
Music could promote brain development in preterm babies
An international research team has shown, for the first time, that music therapy applied to preterm infants can influence the structural maturation of their auditory and emotional brain areas. This finding raises the possibility of creating specialized brain-oriented...
Exercise Apps Help Boost Women’s Activity Levels
Exercise apps and fitness trackers are all the rage, and now a new study shows they might actually work.A combination of an exercise app, an activity tracker and personal counseling increased women's physical activity levels, researchers found.The study of 210...
Paramedics Often Give This Shot After A Cardiac Arrest. New Data Shows It’s Leading To Brain Damage.
Paramedics have for decades injected heart attack victims with adrenaline to help keep them alive. But new evidence suggests that the drug only slightly raises their survival odds - while greatly increasing the chances of devastating brain damage."It does increase the...