Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Drug overdose deaths among America’s teens have skyrocketed during the pandemic, and not because drug use is more common, researchers report.In 2020, overdose deaths among adolescents nearly doubled, compare…
Learn MorePhiladelphia Becomes First U.S. City to Bring Back Indoor Mask Mandate
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Faced with rising COVID-19 case counts, Philadelphia has announced that it will reinstate an indoor mask mandate next week.
City officials announced the change on Monday, as COVID-19 cases have climbed acros…
Learn MoreUSPSTF Recommends Anxiety, Depression Screening for Children
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for major depressive disorder (MDD) in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years, and recommends anxiety screening for children aged 8 to 18 years….
Learn MoreAACR: Resistance Mechanisms to CAR-T Cell Therapy ID’d in ALL
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia with resistance to C19 CAR T-cell therapy, resistance mechanisms that can be detected prior to treatment have been identified, according to a study presented at…
Learn MoreYour Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Certain personality traits may make older adults more or less vulnerable to waning memory and thinking skills, a new study suggests.The study, of nearly 2,000 older adults, found that those high on the “cons…
Learn MoreLate-Onset Alcohol Abuse May Signal Dementia
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Late-onset alcohol abuse may be a presenting symptom of dementia, according to a study published online April 5 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.Elisa de Paula Franca Resende, M.D., Ph.D., from the Hosp…
Learn MoreHow the ‘Magic Mushroom’ Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Psilocybin — the active component in “magic mushrooms” — may help rewire the brains of people with depression.Psychedelics including psilocybin have shown promise in treating many mental health disorders in …
Learn MoreAHA News: Couple Had to Wait Until After Daughter’s Birth to Learn Exactly What Was Wrong With Her Heart
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — At their babies’ 20-week ultrasound, Bridget and Jerrid Conway were eager to catch another glimpse of their twin girls. In the exam room, the technician moved the wand over Bridget’s stomach…
Learn MoreAACR: Adding Nivolumab to Neoadjuvant Chemo Slows Resectable NSCLC
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy results in significantly longer event-free survival and increased pathological response among patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with…
Learn MoreSubcutaneous mAb May Benefit High-Risk Outpatients With COVID-19
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For high-risk outpatients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, subcutaneously administered monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment with casirivimab and imdevimab is associated with reduced risk for 28-day hospitaliza…
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