Attachment Theory: What It Is, Stages & the Different Attachment Styles
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Attachment theory sounds like a complicated concept, but when you’re a parent it can sometimes boil down to a crying, clinging child who does not want to be separated from you.Put simply, attachment theory ex…
Learn MoreFDA Grants Full Approval to Paxlovid to Treat COVID-19
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans with COVID-19 have been taking Paxlovid since it was approved under emergency use in late 2021. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the drug.This approval will allo…
Learn MoreCausal Link ID’d for Alzheimer Disease, Generalized Epilepsy
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a causal link between Alzheimer disease (AD), amyloid pathology, and generalized epilepsy, according to a study published online May 24 in Neurology.Yi Fang, M.D., from the Zhejiang University School…
Learn MoreThe Younger You Get Diabetes, the Higher Your Risk for Dementia Later
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prediabetes often precedes type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity.A new study suggests that the timing of this transition may set the stage for dementia in later years.Prediabet…
Learn MoreDupilumab Reduces Exacerbations in Patients With COPD
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with type 2 inflammation, dupilumab is associated with fewer moderate-to-severe exacerbations, according to a study published online May 21 in th…
Learn MoreBipolar Disorder, Unipolar Depression Up With Cannabis Use Disorder
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is associated with increased risk of psychotic and nonpsychotic bipolar disorder and unipolar depression, according to a study published online May 24 in JAMA Psychiatry.Oskar Houg…
Learn MoreFDA Clears New Insulin Pump and Algorithm-Based Software
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Beta Bionics iLet ACE Pump and the iLet Dosing Decision Software (Beta Bionics) for use in people at least 6 years of age with type 1 diabetes.These two…
Learn More2017 to 2022 Saw Increase in Seizures of Illicit Ketamine
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2017 to 2022, the number of seizures of illicit ketamine and weight of ketamine seized increased, according to a study published online May 24 in JAMA Psychiatry.Joseph J. Palamar, Ph.D., M.P.H., from th…
Learn MoreBaby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American population is older than it used to be, according to new U.S. Census data.With fewer young children, more baby boomers and even more centenarians, the country’s median age is higher — at 38.8 — a…
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