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WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Excessive use of overtime and agency nurse hours are associated with increased rates of pressure ulcers in U.S. hospitals, according to a study...

More than a dozen vaccination clinics were canceled in Pima County, Arizona. So was a media blitz to bring low-income children in Washoe County, Nevada, up to date on their...

If you regularly experience connection issues, click here to read a version of this story designed to open faster in low-signal areas. EUTAW, Ala. — Leroy Walker arrived at the...

As firefighters battled the catastrophic blazes in Los Angeles County in January, California’s U.S. senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, signed onto legislation with a simple aim: Provide federal assistance...

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration has let go of the last remaining U.S. health officials who oversaw HIV care for more than 1.1 million mothers...

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration has removed 11 guidance documents that helped businesses follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a new report says. The...

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Prescribing medical cannabis to patients with chronic health conditions may improve health-related quality of life (HRQL), as well as some specific symptoms such...

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There are disparities in overdose mortality, with a pronounced and increasing burden of mortality for Black men and Black women, according to a...

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels are associated with a reduced risk for dementia, including Alzheimer disease-related dementia (ADRD), according to a study...

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Commercial administrative claims data reveal slightly higher rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD) diagnoses during pregnancy than in previous research, according to a...