Negotiation techniques can help health care providers and family caregivers find common ground with older adults who resist advice or support.
Category: Public Health
Black, non-English speaking children more likely to acquire central line infections: Study
Pediatric patients who are Black or speak a language other than English acquire central line-associated bloodstream infections at a rate higher than non-minority children, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics on May 30.
Weight-loss surgeries on the rise among children
Childhood obesity rates in the U.S. are not where they need to be affecting nearly 20 percent of children and adolescents, according to the CDC, and weight-loss surgeries are increasing in children as a result.
6 fatal infectious disease outbreaks in 2023
Infectious disease threats are growing and can have fatal consequences for patients and the public.
AdventHealth: Test closes gap in race to detect brain-eating amoeba
AdventHealth’s Rapid Amoeba PCR test, which can confirm a brain-eating amoeba infection in as little as three hours, is a “game changer” and could mean the difference between life and death for patients, Jose Alexander, MD, clinical microbiologist and …
COVID hospitalizations reach all-time low in US + 4 other updates
It took three years, two months and 19 days since the declaration of the pandemic, but COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit a record low in the U.S., CDC data shows.
US, Mexico ask WHO to issue emergency over fungal meningitis outbreak: 5 notes
The U.S. and Mexico have asked the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern over a fungal meningitis outbreak linked to two surgery clinics in a Mexico border city, a CDC official told CBS News on May 26.
Why HMPV should be on health experts' radar: 7 notes about the virus
Cases of human metapneumovirus sharply rose this spring, according to CDC data. Symptoms closely mimic other respiratory viruses like respiratory syncytial virus and the flu, but patients are not typically tested for its presence unless admitted to the…
Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate
There is no direct evidence that screening women in their 40s will save lives, yet modeling suggests expanding routine mammography to include them might avert 1.3 deaths per 1,000. Highlighting the risk of false positives, some specialists call for a more personalized approach.
Cardiovascular Disease Is Primed to Kill More Older Adults, Especially Blacks and Hispanics
Cardiovascular disease is the biggest killer of older Americans, with Black and Hispanic people at higher risk. Despite medical advances, researchers say, disparities are expected to worsen in the coming decades.
