Taking that first step towards working with a therapist can feel like both a huge hurdle and an achievement worth celebrating. But how much do we really know about our therapists, and what we should be looking for when seeking help? Conversations around mental health have become much more commonplace. Whether it’s in the workplace,
Month: November 2021
An existing virus could become a worldwide threat amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and children are the most at risk group of catching it. Experts are worried that should the pandemic continue, outbreaks of the infection it causes in kids could be inevitable. Mounting Risk Of Measles Outbreak The Centers for Disease Control Prevention said
A paper that was the subject of a four-page correction in 2018, and which helped inform a now-halted clinical trial of a drug for lung cancer, has been retracted following an institutional investigation concluded that one of the researchers had falsified the data in that article and at least four others. And we have learned
We know little about the origin and reservoir of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19). However, horseshoe bats tested in Yunnan province, China, have been found to carry the closest relatives of SARS-CoV-2. Now, a new study published in the journal Nature
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The proportion of hypertensive patients with blood pressure control fell substantially in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, if the data from 24 health systems is representative of national trends. The decline in blood pressure control corresponded with – and might be
Having to pursue college during a pandemic has left 95% of college students with negative mental health symptoms, according to a survey from BestColleges.com, impacting their academic performance and early career success. Since 2014, anxiety and depression have been college students’ leading mental health issues, according to research conducted by Boston University. What many students
Liver transplant recipients who received livers from donors treated with simvastatin (FloLipid) had a higher rate of graft survival at 3 months and 6 months, a researcher said. In a randomized phase II trial of 58 patients, a per-protocol analysis of 57 patients found 100% 90-day and 180-day graft survival rates in patients whose donors
For the second straight year, flu season is emerging against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the number of flu cases was relatively low last year, experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that this year, it could be much higher. We thought that the 2020-2021 flu season would be severe, but that didn’t materialize.
We’ve all become accustomed to seeing people dance online. Between YouTube videos and television shows, such as Dancing with the Stars, it seems as if we have seen it all. Then someone like Kenneth Allen Thomas comes along. He has been dubbed the “Dancing Dad” and his moves have gone viral. The thing is, he
Can comic book characters help us conquer our fears and discover the hero within? When the first lockdown was announced in 2020, I made a decision: to watch all the Marvel films, in chronological order, from Captain America to Endgame. Once I got through them, I moved on to the Lord of the Rings trilogy,
While many people fully recover from COVID-19 after overcoming the infection, some are left with symptoms that continue to persist way after battling the disease. This phenomenon has been baffling scientists and medical experts for months. But key findings are starting to shed light on what could really be causing long COVID. What Is Long
A new formulation of bevacizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is headed for evaluation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amid controversy about a phase 3 trial. FDA approval would set bevacizumab-vikg (Lytenava) apart from formulations from compounding pharmacies currently sold for off-label ophthalmic use, said Firas M. Rahhal, MD, an associate
A team led by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine uncovered new evidence supporting a cancer-promoting role for enzyme MAPK6. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that MAPK6 furthers cancer growth by activating the AKT pathway, a known cancer-promoting cellular mechanism. The findings suggest that therapies directed at interfering with MAPK6 activity
Local community health workers in rural China successfully treated patients with hypertension, enabling more than half to reach normal blood pressures, in a new study involving almost 34,000 patients. In the study, local health workers (known as village doctors), most of whom had minimal formal medical education and were trained with a standard protocol that
Please be advised that this video contains graphic footage of surgery. Myringotomy with pressure equalization tube placement. To learn more about the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Mayo Clinic, visit http://mayocl.in/2FDUHTI
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against Covid-19 mandates outside the General Motors (GM) Tech Center in Warren, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Mathew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court has called President Joe Biden’s vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses “fatally flawed” and “staggeringly overbroad,” arguing that
After a period of active surveillance (AS), most patients with non-intraabdominal desmoid-type fibromatosis (DTF) did not have to progress to active treatment, a researcher reported. In the GRAFITI trial at a median follow-up of 33.7 months, about 30% of patients started some form of active treatment following AS, reported Anne-Rose W. Schut, a PhD candidate
Students who have repeated a grade have higher risks of being victims of bullying in countries around the world, according to a new study of nearly half a million students publishing November 11th in PLOS Medicine by Xiayun Zuo of Fudan University, China, and colleagues. The study is a part of the PLOS Medicine Special
Most teenagers are not generally chronicling serious health issues on their Instagram feeds. For actress Miranda McKeon, though, her feed has served as a journal of a very early breast cancer diagnosis. The 19-year-old has shared her experience pre-treatment of freezing her eggs, going through multiple rounds of chemo, and now, she’s shared that she’s
Tap into the power of nature, all year round Nature is a balm to both the mind and body – reducing blood pressure, and alleviating anxiety and stress. It was even the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week because of its “unique ability to not only bring consolation in times of stress, but
Among active-duty men who have sex with men (MSM), Black and Latino military members are at least three times as likely to be prescribed HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) than their White counterparts, according to new survey results. “In the civilian population, we see a lot of challenges and barriers to [accessing PrEP] in our high-risk
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of cancer treatment that help the immune system’s T cells recognize and attack tumors. But these immunotherapy drugs aren’t effective against all cancers. In a study published today in Science Advances, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers reveal how certain cells drive immunotherapy resistance in a mouse model of
Creative expression became a healthy outlet for Danny to channel his Tourette’s syndrome, and through his experience he’s recognised that mental health can hold a mirror up to show our true selves, as well as the world around us I am a singer songwriter with Tourette’s syndrome. My mother is a healer, my father an
On the basis of outcomes, there was no clear winner from a trial that directly compared two modern devices used in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. But the devices were not interchangeable for rates of complications or leaks, according to results of the open-label SWISS APERO trial, which compared the Amplatzer Amulet
More than one out of 4 Americans has high blood pressure. For millions of them, a little known condition is to blame. The good news – the right treatment may cure their hypertension permanently and even save their life. Here’s Dennis Douda for the Mayo Clinic News Network.
As we reflect on the publication of our Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer Roadmap last year – we speak to Professor Eithne Costello about the challenges of ambitious trials, the evolution of early detection as a field in its own right and why a guiding framework is all important… Could you tell us
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference after a ceremony for the opening of the WHO Academy, in Lyon, France, September 27, 2021. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The disparity between the global distribution of Covid-19 boosters and first shots to people in developing nations is a “scandal,” World Health Organization Director-General Dr.
Offspring who were exposed to a type of synthetic progestogen in utero — a key ingredient now used in medication to prevent preterm birth — had an elevated risk of cancer across the lifespan, according to a population-based study. Children born to mothers who received injections of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) to prevent miscarriage in the
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