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Month: November 2022
The statistics are sobering and scary – but is there reason for hope about Alzheimer’s? Right now, more than six million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. By 2060, according to its projections, that number will more than double. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia,
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Selena Gomez shares her challenges, struggles and hopes in a new documentary exploring her experiences with anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me (Apple TV+) is a complex and beautiful documentary about a woman who has lived in the public gaze for twenty years, experiences both physical and mental ill health
Can drinking coffee during pregnancy really affect the child? A new study found that children who were exposed to caffeine in the womb tend to be shorter than their non-exposed peers. Caffeine has been one of those no-nos during pregnancy. Even if it’s just in “modest amounts,” consuming it while pregnant has been associated with
The federal government has launched its first confirmed investigation of an alleged denial of an abortion to a woman experiencing a medical emergency. In late October, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services opened an investigation at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri, under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, department spokesperson
Club holding Humana (HUM) reported a mixed-but-solid third quarter before the opening bell Wednesday. Early optimism about 2023 also supported our bullish view on the health insurer’s stock. Revenue increased 9% year-over-year to $22.75 billion, slightly below estimates of $22.76 billion, and adjusted earnings-per-share increased 42% to $6.88, exceeding estimates of $6.28 per share. Aiding
New research from the University of Vermont finds the most viewed content on TikTok relating to food, nutrition and weight perpetuates a toxic diet culture among teens and young adults and that expert voices are largely missing from the conversation. Published today in PLOS One, the study found weight-normative messaging, the idea that weight is
We now have very effective screening, counseling, and medications to improve the health of all Americans. These evidence-based practices include mammography to prevent breast cancer, behavioral counseling to prevent childhood obesity, and screening to prevent anxiety and depression. The list goes on. Yet, for religious reasons, among others, some people object to providing insurance coverage
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Are you alone or lonely? There’s a big difference, and the latter can really affect your mental wellbeing. But finding the cause of your loneliness could be the start of your journey to overcoming it While many people love grabbing some ‘alone time’, others may have had more than enough – research from the Mental
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published the early figures for influenza cases and hospitalizations this flu season. On Friday, the public health agency reported early increases in seasonal influenza activity based on the data collected until Oct. 22. The patients admitted to hospitals within the week of data collection numbered
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The SARS-CoV-2 infection disrupts the normal mix of gut bacteria, allowing harmful bacteria to enter the bloodstream and raising the risk for potentially life-threatening secondary bloodstream infections (BSIs), new research suggests. “Collectively, these results reveal an unappreciated link between SARS-CoV-2 infection,
CNN — Pfizer says it has enough promising data on its respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine designed to protect newborns that it will end enrollment in the study and submit for US Food and Drug Administration approval by the end of the year. RSV is a common respiratory virus that typically causes mild, cold-like
Microplastics are not just tiny particles that can be ingested, they can also carry viruses, a University of Queensland study has revealed. The study, led by Associate Prof Jianhua Guo and Dr Ji Lu from UQ’s Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB), investigated if microplastics have the ability to harbor viruses, including the
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Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK; every year around 48,500 people are diagnosed with the disease and unfortunately only 1 in 10 patients in England will survive their disease for 10 years or more. Those diagnoses are often late, as early symptoms can be easily mistaken for other, less serious,
Could being there for one another, as shoulders to lean on in tough times, be the secret to improving our mental wellbeing? Do you know the one thing you’ll never regret? Being kind. When times are tough, and we’re all being tested in just about every way imaginable, we can never underestimate the impact of
Johnson & Johnson ‘s (JNJ) $16.6 billion deal to buy heart pump maker Abiomed (ABMD) will bolster its pharmaceutical and medical device business ahead of J & J’s plans to separate its consumer division into a separate company. The Abiomed acquisition is set to close at the end of the first quarter of 2023. The
With the annual change from daylight saving time to standard time approaching on Sunday, Nov. 6, a new position statement from the Sleep Research Society is advocating for the elimination of daylight saving time and the adoption of permanent standard time. The position statement was published online Sept. 26 as an advance article in the
Watching birds and listening to their songs are soothing. In a new study, a team of researchers found just how beneficial these can be for people’s mental health—even for those with mental health conditions. A growing body of evidence has been showing the benefits of nature on people’s mental health, the researchers noted in their
This article originally appeared on MDedge.com, part of the Medscape Professional Network. For devout Muslims, praying multiple times a day is a lifelong observance and a core aspect of their faith. But osteoarthritis of the knee (KOA) can make kneeling and prostration challenging. To address this problem in an aging U.S. Muslim population, a multicenter
Two doctors accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines are facing challenges from state and national medical organizations. Peter McCullough, MD, and Sherri Tenpenny, DO, are facing scrutiny from a specialty board and a state medical board, respectively. McCullough, who is still facing a lawsuit for allegedly using his former Baylor affiliation while conducting “dozens”
A team led by researchers at Harvard Medical School has identified a way that tumor cells can turn off the immune system, allowing the tumor to grow unchecked. The research, conducted primarily in mice and published Sept. 29 in Science, shows that tumor cells with a particular mutation release a chemical, a metabolite, that weakens
Joining us today to discuss hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation is Ammar Killu, M.B.B.S., associate professor of medicine in the division of hearth rhythm services in cardiology, and Arman Arghami, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of surgery in cardiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Tune in to learn more about a new way to treat
It has been nearly two full years since the coronavirus pandemic began and our doctors are burned out. According to recent polls, nearly half of all physicians in the United States report feeling burned out, and about one in five have considered leaving medicine altogether. But is COVID solely to blame for this burnout epidemic,
Overall, cancer survival is improving in the UK and has doubled in the last 40 years. However, survival varies between cancer types, ranging from 98% for testicular cancer to just 1% for pancreatic cancer. But it isn’t only between cancer types that survival varies. There are also differences between countries in survival for several types
Groundbreaking research is working on a new vaccine that could change how the medical community handles the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists in San Antonio, Texas, are creating an entirely new type of COVID-19 vaccine that could eliminate the need for boosters in the future, KSAT reported Monday. “We know the virus is like a ball with