Many Seniors at Risk for Financial Precarity From Cost of Hospital Stay
Financial precarity more prevalent among Black and Hispanic versus White, those with less versus more than high school education
CDC Says Some People May Need Extra Dose of COVID Vaccine
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Some Americans should get more than one shot of the updated COVID vaccines...
CDC Lowers Age for First Pneumococcal Vaccine to 50
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The recommended first age at which Americans should get the pneumococcal vaccine has...
FDA Appoints New Head of Medical Devices
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has appointed Dr....
Sensitivity Reduced on Low-Dose Pediatric CT Scans for Small Lung Nodules
Reduced detection on low-dose CT scans using CAD systems more pronounced for nodules measuring less than 5 mm
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...
Current Tobacco Use Declining in U.S. Youth in 2024
E-cigarettes remain the most commonly reported used tobacco product
Disparities Observed in Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic
18.3 percent fewer deaths would have occurred had the rate of excess mortality seen in Whites been the same in total population
Guidelines Developed for EBUS-TBNA Specimen Processing, Handling
Nine statements developed, including performing four or more versus three or fewer needle passes in suspected malignant disease
American College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 6-9
By Beth Gilbert HealthDay Reporter
The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians was held this year from Oct. 6 to 9 in Boston, hosting...
