Physicians News Health news for doctors and patients.
MONDAY, Jan. 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Long-term and/or high-dose use of a class of medications used for hay fever, depression and other ills has ...
Read More »Certain Allergy, Depression Meds Tied to Higher Odds for Dementia
Pediatric Oncologist Learns About Loss The Hard Way
Pediatric oncology can be one of the most emotionally draining specialties for doctors and health care providers. On one hand, the sight of a child ...
Read More »How to Stay Safe When Riding Out a Blizzard
MONDAY, Jan. 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) — As a potentially record-breaking blizzard pummels the U.S. Northeast, there are steps residents should take to keep themselves ...
Read More »Vice President Biden Calls for Renewed Focus on Patient Safety
By Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News Hospitals need to focus more on reducing preventable errors and infections and the government must create more economic incentives ...
Read More »Pediatricians’ Group Opposes Legal Marijuana
MONDAY, Jan. 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana shouldn’t be legalized because of the potential harm it can cause children and teens, the American Academy ...
Read More »Measles Outbreak Leads Doc Group to Urge Vaccination
The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in Anaheim, California has now affected more than 78 people across six different U.S. states. The nation’s premier group ...
Read More »Malpractice Reforms Offer More Open Process in Massachusetts
When a woman had gall bladder surgery at a Massachusetts hospital in 2013, doctors noticed something suspicious on a CT scan that they thought could ...
Read More »Viruses May Play Role in Crohn’s Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Viruses may play a role in inflammatory bowel diseases, including the two most common types, Crohn’s disease and ...
Read More »‘Hidden’ Brain Damage Seen in Vets With Blast Injuries
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The brains of some veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who were injured by homemade ...
Read More »‘Video Feedback’ Therapy May Help Curb Autism
THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A therapy involving “video feedback” — where parents watch videos of their interactions with their baby — might ...
Read More »