Longer School Absence After Concussion May Increase Symptom Burden
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prolonged absence from school after a concussion is associated with a greater symptom burden at 14 days, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Christopher G. Vaughan, Psy.D., from …
Learn MoreWhy Midlife Can Bring Risk of New Eating Disorders
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most people think of eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia as afflictions of teenagers, but a new study finds that older women are also vulnerable to developing them, especially around menopause.The mai…
Learn MoreIs Rest Really Best After a Child Has a Concussion?
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When kids suffer a concussion, an extended period of rest at home is always the best course, right? Perhaps not.In fact, a new study suggests that — despite what many people may presume — getting kids back t…
Learn MoreIn States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that there’s one potential way to reduce demand for prescription codeine: legalizing recreational cannabis.Exactly what brought scientists to that conclusion? States that legalized cannab…
Learn More‘Climate Trauma’: Brain Changes Seen in Survivors of California’s Deadliest Wildfire
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the deadly Camp Fire swept through Northern California in 2018, it may have damaged more than the landscape.University of California, San Diego researchers studying survivors’ mental functioning in the wa…
Learn MoreBe Realistic: It’s Key to Achieving Those New Year’s Resolutions
SUNDAY, Jan. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The key to keeping those New Year’s resolutions from fading out by February: Make sure you’ve set achievable goals.Resolutions are often lifestyle changes and those are best managed when the goal is something …
Learn MoreLas terapias hormonales fomentan la salud mental de los jóvenes trans
JUEVES, 19 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mientras varios estados de EE. UU. toman medidas para restringir la atención de salud transgénero, un nuevo estudio muestra que este tipo de atención puede mejorar de forma sustancial la salud mental de …
Learn MoreVinculan el TDAH con unas tasas más altas de ansiedad y depresión
JUEVES, 19 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH) quizá sea un predictor incluso más potente de la depresión y la ansiedad en la adultez que el autismo, encuentra un nuevo estudio, que resalta …
Learn MoreSuicide Risk Rises When Cancer Strikes
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis can be devastating.Now, new research shows that patients diagnosed with cancer have a risk of suicide 26% higher than the general population.A variety of factors contribute to the elevated r…
Learn MoreSuicide Risk Rises When Cancer Strikes
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis can be devastating.Now, new research shows that patients diagnosed with cancer have a risk of suicide 26% higher than the general population.A variety of factors contribute to the elevated r…
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