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...
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...
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...
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...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Gastroenterology, and published online May 19 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology an...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Medicare payment and COVID-19 policy changes increased dispensing of medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Netwo...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Trends in pediatric mental health (MH) diagnoses differed by age and sex over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published online May 22 in JAMA Network Open.Loreen Straub, M....
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Schoolchildren are highly motivated to learn basic life support, and regular training consolidates long-term skills, according to a scientific statement published online May 17 in Circulation.Daniel C. Schroe...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the presence of airway-occluding mucus plugs is associated with increased all-cause mortality, according to a study published online May 21 in t...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There’s a lot of buzz about "gentle parenting" right now, but what exactly is this style of child-rearing?Here, the creator of the concept breaks down gentle parenting, including what it is, the mindset that ...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A federal website intended to help people choose a nursing home not only contains inaccurate information, but those inaccuracies appear to be at least partially driven by race, a new study reports.The U.S. Ce...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Smallpox vaccines, which were routinely given into the 1970s, seem to provide protection from mpox, a new study says. The mpox virus, responsible for a worldwide outbreak last year, could surge again this sum...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- The official word on COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization and the U.S. government, is that it's no longer an emergency. But while that's a milestone, it's hardly an all-clear ...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Alexis Simon, a special education teacher in the greater Pittsburgh area, was having a routine morning at school, sending an e-mail at her desk. The next thing she knew, she woke up at a hosp...
JUEVES, 25 de mayo de 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- La declaración oficial sobre el COVID-19, de acuerdo con la Organización Mundial de la Salud y el gobierno de los Estados Unidos, es que ya no es una emergencia. Sin embargo, aunque esto ...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Robert Weymouth, 58, of Portland, Maine, died this year because of a tick bite.You've likely heard of Lyme disease and the problems it can cause when passed to a human through the bite of a deer tick. But Lyme...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Ketamine may be an alternative to shock treatment for people with treatment-resistant major depression, a new study suggests.Currently, patients with major depressive disorder who don't find a medication or t...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have found another clue as to why some infants die suddenly in their sleep, and it's related to a faulty chemical receptor in the brainstem. Experts said the findings provide another puzzle piece ...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- One potential solution to reducing chronic pain: Get moving.A new Norwegian study finds that physically active folks have greater pain tolerance compared to sedentary types. Those with higher levels of activi...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) – People with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease may have an increased risk of epilepsy, a new study says. And folks with a certain type of epilepsy may have higher odds of developing Alzheimer’s di...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking heavily while younger puts you at risk for muscle loss and frailty later in life, new research suggests. These findings are another reason to cut back on the booze, according to the research team fro...
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Higher doses of vitamin D3 supplementation up to age 2 years are associated with a decreased risk for internalizing problems in later childhood, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Network O...
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Mortality from both diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) increased from 2014 to 2019, according to a study published online May 12 in The American Journal of Medicine.Vardhmaan Jain, M.D.,...
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Only 13 percent of American adults understand the purpose of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline nearly a year after its widely publicized launch, a new survey from the Pew Charitable Trusts shows."There is ...
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a Salmonella outbreak involving 18 people in six states has been linked to Papa Murphy's raw cookie dough.Two individuals were hospital...
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Older Americans are increasingly likely to log into patient portals to access their health care information -- but confidence levels vary, according to the results of the latest University of Michigan Nation...
MARTES, 23 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- La cantidad de infecciones con el VIH se está reduciendo en Estados Unidos, anunciaron el martes las autoridades de salud pública. Los declives entre los jóvenes impulsan a la reducción general. Los Centr...