Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Despite the anxieties and tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall suicide rates in the United States fell by about 3% between 2019 and 2020.But during the same time frame, suicides increased among people ag…
Learn MoreWill an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s a life-and-death prediction: How likely is early-stage breast cancer to spread throughout the rest of a patient’s body?A new analysis that tried to make that call easier for doctors to predict found th…
Learn MoreAHA News: A Growing Phenomenon, Youth Caregivers Need Recognition, Support
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — When then-college student Lumiere Rostick learned their grandfather, who had dementia, needed help, Rostick volunteered to move in with him.Rostick, whose pronouns are they/them/their, worke…
Learn MoreAHA News: Siendo un fenómeno creciente, los cuidadores jóvenes necesitan reconocimiento y apoyo
MIÉRCOLES, 3 de noviembre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Lumiere Rostick estudiaban en la universidad cuando se enteraron de que su abuelo, que padecía demencia, necesitaba ayuda, y fue entonces que se ofrecieron a vivir con él.Rostick, …
Learn MoreThink a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Wine lovers, beer drinkers and those who enjoy a martini now and then have long been told that moderate drinking beats total abstinence.Unfortunately, new German research is throwing some cold water on that …
Learn MoreWomen Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s a case of being your own worst enemy: New research shows that women are more reluctant to ask for deadline extensions at work than their male colleagues are, in part because they worry about being seen …
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Study refutes notion that a little drinking is healthy. For years, data has suggested that a glass or so per day of wine, beer or other alcohol might be better for your health than not drinking at all. But new German research is casting doubt on the …
Learn MoreCalifornia Judge Sides With Drug Companies in Opioid Lawsuit
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A California judge has ruled against local governments that sued drug companies for billions of dollars to recover their costs of dealing with the opioid epidemic.In a tentative ruling issued Monday, Orange …
Learn MoreReport Shows Arizona Man Infected His Dog, Cat With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An Arizona man infected his dog and cat with the new coronavirus, according to a new case study that researchers say is the first in the United States to use genetics to document such transmission. The owne…
Learn MorePandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s a finding that stands to reason: A new study shows the pandemic has triggered anxiety and depression in many doctors.Researchers used surveys to assess the mental health of more than 5,000 doctors in Sp…
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