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(HealthDay News) — In unventilated rooms or vehicles, secondhand marijuana smoke can affect people who aren’t smoking the drug, a new study finds. In those ...

By Dr. Seth Flam A great deal of debate over whether EHRs actually are improving patient care has occurred over the last few years, and ...

(HealthDay News) — Almost one out of every five young women was raped or experienced attempted rape during her freshman year at a large private ...

Chaos and disruptions in medical care have had one tragic and destructive effect that no one is addressing: the deaths of more than 2,000 physicians ...

(HealthDay News) — National Football League players who suffered concussions serious enough to lose consciousness may be at risk for brain damage that can affect ...

(HealthDay News) — Kids in daycare and preschool may not be getting enough physical activity, according to a new study. Preschoolers in the Seattle study ...

(HealthDay News) — Fewer American men are receiving prostate cancer screening in the wake of a national panel’s conclusion that the test does men more ...

By Tara Haelle, HealthDay THURSDAY, May 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) — One in 10 children and teens has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according ...

By Maureen Salamon, HealthDay WEDNESDAY, May 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) — While girls are far less likely than boys to be diagnosed with autism, girls with the ...

By Morris Panner Developments in Health IT are key to a future of seamless interoperability and increased quality of patient care. At the same time, ...