A new study suggests that smartphone pedometers may be more accurate than some wearable devices. What’s more, many of phone-based pedometer apps are free. According to statistics, only about 1 to 2 percent of individuals use a pedometer on a regular basis, but nearly two thirds of adults own a smartphone. Study co-author Mitesh Patel, MD, […]
Smoking Linked To Even More Negative Health Conditions
We already know that smoking is bad for your health, but new research suggests that it may be even worse than we thought. According to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine, smoking contributes to five additional diseases and roughly 60,000 more deaths a year than we originally thought. Before the findings, smoking […]
Climate Shift Will Impact Minnesotans’ Health
If you’ve been living in Minnesota for the past few years, you’ve likely had conversations with friends and colleagues about the seemingly erratic weather we’ve experienced of late. This year a lot of us didn’t have snow on the ground for Christmas, while last year we we’re buried underneath a polar vortex. There’s no debate that these […]
How Effective Are Ice Packs?
If you have kids, odds are you have ice packs or a bag of frozen peas in the back of your freezer in case one of your children gets injured. Ice packs or a bag of ice are quick solutions, but because they melt and typically fluctuate in temperature, researchers have investigated other cooling options. […]
Surgical Infections Top List Of Hospital Readmission Reasons
Surgical complications are more likely to land a person back in the hospital than the condition that sent them there in the first place, according to a new report from the American College of Surgeons. The report analyzed the medical records of nearly 500,000 patients who underwent surgery at 346 hospitals nationwide to determine why […]
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