The rate of young children swallowing foreign objects has nearly doubled over the past two decades.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/nch-iif040819.php

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/symptom-checker/Pages/symptomviewer.aspx?symptom=Swallowed%20Foreign%20Object

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/Pages/Button-Battery-Injuries-in-Children-A-Growing-Risk.aspx

Better eating could prevent one in five deaths worldwide.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/tl-tlg040219.php

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/ifhm-nsf040219.php

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30041-8/fulltext#tbl1

TAVR as good as open heart surgery for aortic stenosis patients at low surgical risk.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/acoc-tag031719.php

https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/patients/treatments-therapies/transcatheter-aortic-valve-replacement/about/tavr-procedure.html

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1816885

https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/healthcare-professionals/products/cardiovascular/transcatheter-aortic-heart-valves/evolut-pro.html

Some E-cigarette users are having seizures with most reports involving youth and young adults. Seizures are known potential side effects of nicotine toxicity.

Resources

https://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/NewsEvents/ucm635133.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html

Digital mammography performed well in screening older women for breast cancer, but 3-D mammography was even better according to a Massachusetts General Hospital study.

Resources

http://press.rsna.org/timssnet/media/pressreleases/14_pr_target.cfm?ID=2084

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer.html

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2019181637

A curled-up cat, a tail-wagging dog, a chirping parakeet or even a serene goldfish may help older adults cope with mental and physical health issues, according to a new study by the University of Michigan.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/mm-u-pph032919.php

https://www.healthyagingpoll.org/report/how-pets-contribute-healthy-aging

https://ihpi.umich.edu/news/pets-help-older-adults-cope-health-issues-get-active-and-connect-others-poll-finds

Every day, 29 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. That’s one death every 50 minutes.

Resources

https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html

http://www.emergencycareforyou.org/health--safety-tips/travel-safety/alcohol-and-driving/#sm.000019mt7j8e5df0fxqcynrmp8ocm

On average children are consuming over 30 gallons of sugary drinks every year – enough to fill a bathtub.

Resources

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-academy-of-pediatrics-and-american-heart-association-endorse-suite-of-policies-to-reduce-kids-consumption-of-sugary-drinks

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/How-to-Reduce-Added-Sugar-in-Your-Childs-Diet.aspx

New research from Marshall University suggests walnut consumption could suppress breast cancers.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/mujc-stw032819.php

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531718311904?via%3Dihub

Potent marijuana edibles may pose a major unrecognized risk to people with heart disease.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/e-pme020619.php

https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(18)31324-2/fulltext

https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(18)31411-9/fulltext#intraref0010a