Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents Doubled in 10 Years
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicides among the youngest U.S. teenagers were rising for years before the pandemic — with school stress, social media and guns standing as potential factors, according to a new study.Researchers found that bet…
Learn MoreCould Long COVID Change Brain Activity?
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists report that brain scans of long COVID patients show abnormal activity in areas related to memory.The scan results validate the concerns of these patients, who feel like they’re experiencing fatigue, t…
Learn MoreSimilar to Humans, Sleep Is Altered for Dogs With Dementia
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Like people, man’s best friend can get dementia with aging.And these older dogs sleep less deeply when they develop the condition, just as people with Alzheimer’s disease do, according to research that included …
Learn MoreHow to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
SATURDAY, April 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients who’ve had surgery should ease back into movement and exercise. These efforts may be small, but they’re better than nothing, according to one surgeon who emphasized the importance of listening to y…
Learn MoreIn California Study, Many Veterans at Risk of Suicide Have Unlocked Gun at Home
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study on veterans, gun storage, and suicidal thoughts points to an urgent need for mental health and substance-related services, according to researchers.The study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy…
Learn MoreNew COVID-19 Drug Guards Against All Variants in Immunocompromised
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new antibody drug to help fight COVID-19 infection in immunocompromised people may be available by the end of the year.AstraZeneca said Thursday that its treatment, called AZD3152, appears to work in all va…
Learn MoreChatbot Generates Quality, Empathetic Responses to Patient Questions
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot assistant generates quality and empathetic responses to patient questions, according to a study published online April 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine.John W. Ayers, Ph.D….
Learn MorePatients Rated ChatGPT Better Than Real Doctors for Empathy, Advice
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Only five months have passed since the world got its first taste of the ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) tool known as ChatGPT.Promising a brave new world of human-machine connectivity, AI demonst…
Learn MoreLas siestas al mediodía y la salud: la duración de la siesta podría ser clave
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si tiene ganas de hacer la siesta, mejor que sea corta.Los investigadores encontraron que las siestas de 30 minutos o más en Murcia, una región de España, donde hacer la siesta es común, se vinculaban co…
Learn MoreLos datos sugieren que el ejercicio podría ser un antídoto contra la adicción
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El ejercicio podría ayudar a las personas que luchan contra una adicción a mantenerse firmes, encuentra una nueva revisión de la investigación.Los investigadores analizaron 43 estudios de todo el mundo, …
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