NEW YORK, Jan 28, (AP): Allison Burk's teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family doctor suggested ADHD testing ...

Diagnoses have been rising for decades but seem to have accelerated in the last few years. A recent study suggested that more than 15 million U.S. adults — roughly 1 in 17 — have been ...

About 1.4 million Americans live in nursing homes, but how do they pay for it? The majority—nearly two-thirds of all nursing home residents—rely on Medicaid to foot the bill. But getting approved for ...

A diagnostic medical sonographer could be answering the question "Is it a boy or a girl?" as well as a host of other life-changing medical questions with the help of ultrasound technology.

The fluoride levels in his blood, urine and bones were all elevated. The diagnosis: The patient was diagnosed with skeletal fluorosis, a condition caused by long-term exposure to high levels of ...

Wider knowledge of ADHD and expanded diagnostic criteria could help explain the increase TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity ...

Examples of skilled nursing needs include complex wound dressings, rehabilitation, tube feedings or rapidly changing health status. A number of patients may have a health status that changes quickly.

It also provides a brief overview of the diagnostic process so that individuals know what to expect. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two types of healthcare ...

Opens in a new tab or window Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed elevated neurofilament light protein and proenkephalin levels 23 years before clinical diagnosis of Huntington's disease.

A clinical diagnosis for obesity hasn’t existed before. Instead, obesity has been defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30Kg/m 2 in people of European descent, with different ...

A major annual cancer report has revealed a mix of good news and points of concern. Cancer diagnoses are expected to exceed two million in 2025, with approximately 618,120 deaths predicted ...

“Due to the volume of residents who were inaccurately given the diagnosis of schizophrenia ... requirements,” Amy Stewart, chief nursing officer of the American Association of Post-Acute ...