Tag Archives: Study
Kids’ Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 — COVID-19 has led to widespread job loss in the United States. And now a new study reports that when unemployment rates rise, so do hospitalizations of children. For the study, researchers analyzed 12 years of data (2002 to 2014) from 14 states. They found that for every 1% increase in… Read More »
Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana users appear to need more anesthesia than nonusers, and also more opioids to relieve their pain after surgery, a new, preliminary study reports. Users of cannabis products who had surgery for a broken leg required higher doses of sevoflurane, an inhaled anesthetic… Read More »
MGH-led study shows light therapy is safe
Light therapy is safe and has measurable effects in the brain, according to a pioneering study by researchers from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Senior investigators Rajiv Gupta, director of the Ultra-High Resolution Volume CT Lab at MGH, and Benjamin Vakoc at the Wellman Center led the study, which was… Read More »
Over half of Irish people struggle with hearing on the phone study finds
According to a study carried out by Specsavers, 54 per cent of Irish people struggle to hear on the phone when there is background noise. The study also found that 1 in 5 Irish people have told that the volume at which they listen to the TV or radio is too loud, which according to… Read More »
Losing a pet can affect children’s mental health, study finds
The death of a family pet can trigger a sense of grief in children that is profound and prolonged, and can potentially lead to subsequent mental health issues, according to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). In a paper appearing in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, the team found that the… Read More »