Counsellor Naomi Watkins-Ligudzinska answers your questions on suicide Q: How can I support someone experiencing suicidal thoughts? A: It’s best to stay calm and collected, and remember they are talking to you for a reason. It is really important that we react with empathy, not shock or panic, and do not close the conversation down.
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New data on the use of immunotherapy in early stages of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have sparked a debate on which patients benefit most. Previous results have already shown that patients with early-stage NSCLC who receive atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Genentech) in addition to chemotherapy after resection have better disease-free survival (DFS) compared with chemotherapy with
In this video created by Mayo Clinic, teens describe common signs that a teen is considering suicide and provide encouragement for communicating directly and immediately for support and safety. It also Includes suggestions for what to say to a teen who may be at risk for suicide and ways to keep them safe. Things can
Laughter yoga classes are taking off around the world, so Happiful’s Kathryn Wheeler signed up for a session to discover the serious benefits behind having a chuckle It’s 3pm on a Monday, and I’m sat in front of my laptop, ready to join a virtual laughter yoga class. When I first stumbled across the idea
During the initial COVID-19 lockdown, the odds of Black men undergoing surgery for untreated nonmetastatic prostate cancer dropped by 94%, but for White men, there was no change, new data show. Before the pandemic, “there was no difference between White and Black patients” in terms of getting the surgery, said Adrien Bernstein, MD, a urologic
FILE – In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a helicopter flies over the Pentagon in Washington as smoke billows over the building. Partial remains of several 9/11 victims were incinerated by a military contractor and sent to a landfill, a government report said Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, in the latest of a series of
Ongoing research funded by the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program has continued to show associations between exposures to the WTC site after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and various cancers, as evidenced by two studies recently published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. According to the first study, male New York City firefighters
Today marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. As a way to honor the lives lost and help those personally affected, Ali Lopes shares the story of her dad, Sal, and how we can all respect and remember that day. We thank Ali for sharing her story with our readers. Salvatore Lopes Like many, my family experienced
Sandrine V. Pierre, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and interim director of the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR), has been awarded a Research Project Grant (R01), one of the most competitive grants issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Pierre was awarded
More than 70 percent of breastfeeding women take some form of medication, but 90 percent of those medications are not appropriately labeled for pregnant or lactating women. This means the drugs are taken “off-label” or without Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, largely because they have never been tested in this population. Even less is
Many people have been putting off regular medical checkups during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to concerns about contracting the virus. Unfortunately, doing so could have disastrous results. A U.S. Senator is using her breast cancer diagnosis to remind people to keep being vigilant and to schedule important screenings. Thursday, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar announced that
Suicide bereavement can feel very different to other types of grief, as you struggle with a range of emotions. Here, grief counsellor Lianna Champ shares her advice A suicide can leave behind a particularly devastating kaleidoscope of pain, which is complicated and can be long-lasting. It can become so hard to separate the fact of
Dementia, the umbrella term for a variety of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities, is becoming more and more prevalent in the middle of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While cases of this condition are slowly growing, commitment from governments all over the world is waning, leaving a huge number of people standing at the precipice
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Sept. 10, 2021 — President Joe Biden addressed the nation Thursday night with his new “Path Out of the Pandemic” plan, a six-point agenda to put the country on course to defeat COVID-19, mainly through more vaccine mandates, increased testing and masking
Those who rely on tips, and who must be friendly at work, could be more likely to be subjected to sexual harassment Research from the University of Notre Dame, Pennsylvania State University, and emlyon business school, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, has recently evaluated the experiences of employees who rely on tips for
In case you’ve been looking for another excuse to indulge in your favorite dessert, then be glad because International Chocolate Day is just around the corner! On September 13, chocolate lovers around the world can happily enjoy their favorite chocolate-based treats from cakes to truffles and chocolate bars. Is Chocolate Healthy? Aside from being a delight to eat, there are
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. In Mississippi, the Delta variant continues to sicken two vulnerable groups — pregnant women and children. According to state health officials, eight pregnant women have died of COVID-19 complications in Mississippi since Aug. 1, The Clarion-Ledger reported. Mississippi State Health Officer
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Pool | Reuters LONDON — Dr. Anthony Fauci has outlined three key reasons supporting the case for
Mask mandates are needed in schools as part of a layered approach to prevent the spread of COVID-19, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, said during a New York Times event on Thursday. COVID vaccines could become available for some children under the age of 12 as early as this fall, he said, but until that
Let me start by saying I am no fig expert. I just happen to like figs and with a fig tree in my yard with an overabundance of figs this summer, I have learned about their versatility and health benefits. They are a naturally sweet and healthy addition to your diet. A few years ago,
A team of international scientists has recently assessed the strategies adopted by the Nordic countries to curb the trajectory of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Their findings reveal that to decrease the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it is important to minimize the number, size, and duration of transmission clusters
In laboratory animals, sex differences in behavior occur because different hormone levels produced by males and females influence patterns of gene expression in the developing brain. However, the origins of sex differences in human behavior are not as well understood, according to a team of researchers. In the lab, you can do experiments on how
Researchers looking for post-breastfeeding dietary patterns in two prospective birth cohorts that predispose infants to asthma found one, and it wasn’t what anyone expected. After switching from breast milk, babies up to age 1 whose protein intake came largely from meat products — as opposed to dairy, fish, or egg proteins — showed more than
When most grooms step up to the altar on their wedding day, they say vows to their wives-to-be. However, Dontez Williams had a few other vows to say, one for each of his two stepdaughters. Dontez was preparing to marry his long-time girlfriend, Myshella Burton, but it wasn’t just his future wife he wanted to
We explore how to navigate the conversation, and help you integrate your therapeutic life into your dating life I need some professional help, but what will my partner think? Will they think it’s their fault? Or that I’m being overdramatic? Will they think it’s unnecessary?’ These are some of the questions that went through my
Flu season is expected to commence in late September, so everyone is encouraged to get their flu shots as early as this week. However, the FDA is also scheduled to announce its guidance on the rollout of the COVID-19 booster shots in the country in the middle of this month. With this comes the struggle to choose which
Artificial intelligence may predict the course of geographic atrophy in individual patients, helping clinicians determine whether patients are benefiting from drug therapy. Accurate predictions will become important if, as expected, drugs now in the pipeline are approved to slow the progress of the disease, said Tiarnán Keenan, MD, PhD, a staff clinician who researches age-related
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a first-of-its-kind cancer drug – capable of targeting a gene mutation that causes some of the most aggressive cancers – to treat a certain form of lung cancer. The ground-breaking decision follows a 40-year hunt for a drug that can tackle a mutation that long