When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could asking teens a simple, but pointed, question about their mental health reveal whether they are at risk for suicide? It might, new research suggests.Since suicide is now the second leading cause of death a…
Learn MoreAHA News: They Married at Hospital Chapel, Days Before Groom’s Triple Bypass Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Although weekday weddings are a growing trend, Daniel Pecoraro and Lisa Siegel hadn’t originally scheduled theirs for a Monday afternoon. And certainly not at a hospital near their home in Boyn…
Learn MoreAHA News: Genes, Neighborhoods and a Surprising Finding on Stroke Risk
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — A genetic score may be able to identify higher stroke risk – but only for people living in the most privileged neighborhoods, according to new research that highlights inequities related to wea…
Learn MoreSocial Isolation, Loneliness Increase Risk for New Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social isolation and loneliness are independently associated with a higher likelihood of incident heart failure, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in JACC: Heart Failure.Yannis Yan Liang, M.D., Ph.D….
Learn MoreSubstance Use Down Early in Pandemic for Youth, Young Adults
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Substance use substantially decreased across nearly all substance categories in the early part of the pandemic among youths and young adults, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Network Open.W…
Learn MoreWorking Gets Tough When Grieving a Lost Spouse
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When Elizabeth R.’s husband passed away from bone cancer in 2016, she felt grateful that her employer offered generous bereavement leave.Now 40, she worked in the development department of a large nonprofit can…
Learn MoreTikTok Videos on Abortion Pills Are Largely Accurate: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While you can’t trust everything you read or see on social media, some information is reliable.Researchers from Duke University studied popular videos on the social media site TikTok. The videos offered informa…
Learn MorePregnant Women in Rural America Often Lack Health Insurance, Upping Risks
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that pregnant women and new moms in rural U.S. areas are at greater risk of adverse outcomes, including death, because they are more likely to be uninsured.Women living in rural communitie…
Learn MoreDo You Need an Insulin-Resistance Diet?
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with health conditions like type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes or polycystic ovarian syndrome may have been advised about the value of an insulin-resistance diet.But this way of eating can benefit mos…
Learn MoreObamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid makes it more likely that a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer earlier rather than at an advanced, harder-to-treat stage, new research suggests.Not all U….
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