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Serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are associated with a significant increase in cardiovascular risk, particularly among younger age groups, a new observational study suggests.     Prior research has shown that people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder die 10 to 20 years earlier than those without serious mental illness and that the

Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare

Pfizer-BioNTech is moving into the next stages of development for a version of its COVID-19 antiviral pill that will be safe for children younger than 12 years of age.  On Wednesday, the company announcedthat it was advancing to stage 2 and stage 3 trials for a modified version of its Paxlovid antiviral pill that will

March 11, 2022 — Chernobyl. Fukushima. Three Mile Island.  The world knows these names all too well because of accidents there: complete or partial meltdowns of nuclear reactors that released massive amounts of cancer-causing radiation into the air, soil, and water.  The Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) is far less well-known, but no less infamous for what

Across the world, girls are more likely than boys to blame academic failure on a lack of talent, according to a large study on gender stereotypes published Wednesday. Paradoxically, the idea that males are inherently more brilliant was most entrenched in countries that are more egalitarian. Such stereotypes have been explored in the past, but

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The Biden administration’s new test-to-treat program is simple on the surface: if you feel like you may have COVID-19, go to a pharmacy, get tested, and, if positive, get treated with an antiviral medication on the spot. But the program is not

My first serious rejection in life came in the form of a letter — a rejection letter from medical school. All 10 I’d applied to in fact. I wasn’t expecting to be shut out from my chosen profession. So, I regrouped, and I was accepted into medical school the second time around. I guess you

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late on Thursday said some 98% of the U.S. population live in locations where COVID-19 levels are low enough that people do not need to wear masks indoors. The CDC on Feb. 25 dramatically eased its COVID-19 guidelines for when Americans should wear masks indoors, saying

A new report shows considerable gaps in the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in premenopausal women in the United States, with a key driver being regular access to healthcare. In a nationally representative sample of women ages 35 to 54 with no prior cardiovascular disease, the prevalence of hypertension increased 8% from an estimated

Following the directive of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has opted to extend the mask mandate on public transportation and in transportation hubs through April.  The move will require employees and people frequenting these places to continue wearing masks until next month. The mandate was supposed to

In 2019, there were 238 marathon competitions in Germany. More than 90% of the over 110,000 runners who started these races reached the finish, according to emergency and intensive care medics. Since running is a popular sport for many people of various age groups, risk groups, and degrees of professionalism, emergency services are confronted with

Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case, and then we provide an expert’s commentary. Last week, you voted on whether an emergency review board should allow an ineligible Medicaid recipient to receive a novel drug.

As mask mandates and other COVID-19 protocols are being lifted, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that the Omicron subvariant, dubbed BA.2, makes up nearly 12% of all variants in the U.S.  According to multiple studies, BA.2 is known to be more contagious than its predecessor and is also spreading rapidly around

“People don’t think about schizophrenia when they think about HIV,” Christina Mangurian, MD, professor of clinical psychiatry and vice chair for diversity and health equity at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF), told Medscape Medical News. The problem is complicated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health, roughly

It’s been two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic, and since then, people around the world have been asking the same thing: when will it end? This seems like a simple question, but historical analysis shows that “the end” of a disease is rarely experienced in unison by

A ketogenic diet may reduce disability and improve quality of life, fatigue, and depression in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), new research suggests. High-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets mimic a fasting state and promote a more efficient use of energy — and have previously been shown to affect immune regulation. The diet helps lower blood sugar

Strabismus was moderately linked with certain mental health disorders in children, according to a cross-sectional study. In an analysis of medical claims data from a commercial healthcare payer system from 2007 to 2017, strabismus in children was associated with a higher risk for developing mood disorders, schizophrenia, and anxiety compared with those free of any

Adopting the Nordic diet has various health benefits. A team of researchers has found that it can lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels irrespective of whether the individual loses weight or not. The Nordic diet, which was created in 2004, consists of foods that are locally sourced in Nordic countries. Such foods include whole grain rye, oats,

Exercises and education prescribed as prehabilitation before total knee replacements (TKR) may not significantly improve the outcomes of the surgery, researchers say. “This randomized clinical trial found no evidence that multidisciplinary prehabilitation before TKR for osteoarthritis improves short-term functional independence or reduces midterm activity limitations after surgery,” write Christelle Nguyen, MD, PhD, Cochin Hospital, University

A study published Monday in the journal Nature revealed strong evidence that a mild COVID-19 infection can cause brain tissue damage and other neurological irregularities.  The large study is the first to include patients who endured brain scans before and after contracting COVID-19, The New York Times noted. The study included 785 participants aged 51 to 81. “We were quite surprised to

If you’re worried about COVID, there’s a simple way to boost protection: get vaccinated. But this doesn’t work for everyone. People with weak immune systems – perhaps because of age or a medical condition – don’t respond well to vaccines. For them, COVID still poses a significant risk. But in November 2021, the UK approved

There is a mental health crisis brewing that currently far outweighs the Covid Pandemic. People with mental health issues brought on by substance misuse are being ignored as governments spend billions on Covid health and relief measures.  An urgent and fresh approach is needed to tackle addiction amongst the mentally ill, who are losing the

Beyond saving lives and publishing research, physicians and medical students have a special window into the human experience. They bear witness to life, struggle, triumph, and defeat in their most raw forms on a daily basis. Most doctors will, at some point, write about an experience they have while on rotation, but not all are

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Once a week, Lori Janich drives down the street from her office and partakes in an ongoing success story. Phone in hand to confirm her appointment, she strolls into the massive Activities and Recreation Center on the University of California-Davis campus,

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month unveiled updated covid-19 guidelines that relaxed masking recommendations, some people no doubt sighed in relief and thought it was about time. People have become increasingly comfortable being out shopping, attending live

In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and MedPage Today‘s editor-in-chief, and Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, discuss a new roadmap for living with COVID-19, and give an inside look at the COVID Advisory Board during the Biden-Harris transition. The following is a

Nearly all local and systemic adverse events (AEs) reported after Pfizer or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines were mild and transient, and only a fraction of individuals reported seeking medical care, according to data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and CDC’s v-safe tracker. Out of almost 300 million mRNA vaccine doses administered in the

Almost a third of people report at least one ongoing symptom between 6 and 12 months after their coronavirus infection, a survey of 152,000 people in Denmark has found. The study includes one of the largest groups yet of people who were not hospitalised with COVID, and followed them for longer than other major studies,