The rate of Black people detained under the Mental Health Act continues to be more than four times higher than white people NHS Digital has published Mental Health Act Statistics 2019-20, a report that provides official statistics for those who have been detained under the Mental Health Act in hospital, in the interests of their
It’s not unusual for an older adult to have a list of prescription medications for various chronic and acute illnesses. And, as people age, they can develop new conditions that require even more prescription drugs. The more conditions, the more drugs. But a new study by researchers from the University of Buffalo revealed that one-third
Does surgery sound sexy to you? Maybe you’ve been watching Grey’s Anatomy, House, or my favorite, Scrubs. Yet surgery isn’t just about the surgeon, but an entire healthcare team that ensures the patient is cared for when they’re under the knife. Let’s dive in on the different parts of the surgical team. 💌 Sign up
Although the efficacy of two pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimens containing differing prodrug formulations of tenofovir are virtually identical, the balance between benefit and risk tips in favor of the combination using the older formulation, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), a pharmacology researcher said. An analysis of the pharmacologic profiles of TDF plus emtricitabine (FTC; Truvada and
The coronavirus pandemic hit New York City emergency physician Lorna Breen, MD, with extraordinary ferocity. She became infected and ill herself, then returned to find her hospital overwhelmed with the sick and dying. Within days, she suffered a mental crisis that she feared would endanger her medical license and her career. On Monday, the six-month
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere are uncertain about the future of their health, safety, and economic security. Homeless people and those who are transitioning from homelessness are particularly vulnerable to these concerns. LA Family Housing is dedicated to helping families and individuals in the Los Angeles area transition out of homelessness and poverty
CEO of female empowerment site This Girl is on Fire, Andrea McLean is the first guest on Series 4 of Happiful’s podcast I am. I have Our podcast I am. I have returns for its fourth series with author, broadcaster, and CEO of This Girl is on Fire, Andrea McLean. Sharing the inspiration behind her
Of the many things that hamper your daily productivity, the constant use of technology may be a major one. And in one way you may not have suspected. Depending on which study you read, your sleep could be suffering if you are incessantly glued to a screen before bedtime for either work or personal reasons
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered medical students’ experience in 2020, and many believe it will affect how they practice medicine long after the pandemic subsides, according to the more than 2600 US medical students who responded to the the Medscape Medical Student & Life Education Report 2020 . As it has for physicians, COVID-19
How I became a fun and thin mom… With KetosisNOW: For me, every Saturday morning felt like I was reliving a scene from the classic movie “Groundhog Day.” I would head out for our local park with my 5 year-old daughter in tow, full of ideas on how we would have fun on the swings,
There are many sports drinks on the market that promise numerous health benefits but come with a price tag and are loaded with calories and sugar. As people living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, we are mindful of what we are eating and drinking. Often times we are looking for a drink that
Oct 26 2020 Huron Digital Pathology announced today that the Joint Pathology Center (JPC), the premier pathology reference center for the United States federal government and part of the US Defense Health Agency, has selected Huron’s artificial intelligence-enabled LagottoTM image search engine to index and search JPC’s growing digital image archive, as part of JPC’s
[embedded content] [The stream is slated to start at 12 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The World Health Organization is holding a briefing Monday on the coronavirus as the pandemic in the United States accelerates. As of Sunday, the U.S. has reported an
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 22 2020 Jeffery Dusek, PhD, Director of Research at University Hospitals (UH) Connor Integrative Health Network and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Case Western Reserve University, and colleagues were recently awarded a 3-year, $2+ million grant from the National Center of Complementary and
This year has served us many firsts, and as communities, cities, countries and global populations, we’ve come together to navigate through them. In a bid to keep this momentum going as 2020 seems to go on forever and local restrictions tighten, popular fast food chain McDonald’s has launched their I’m Lovin’ It week. Designed to
Ten months into 2020, and COVID-19 has cancelled many events – large and small – for most of the year. Friends and family celebrate drive-by birthdays and graduations over Zoom. And now that Halloween is approaching, children wonder if they will be able to go around their neighborhood to show off their Batman and Superwoman
A year of daily subcutaneous vosoritide was associated with a 0.6-inch (1.5-cm) greater increase in height than placebo in children with achondroplasia, the most common form of human dwarfism. There was no difference in the incidence of side effects in patients receiving the drug or placebo in this phase 3 study of the investigational drug
Changing sexual identities was associated with an increased risk of smoking initiation among young people, according to federal survey data. Odds that adolescents and young adults would take up smoking were 72% higher, after adjustment, in those who reported changing sexual identities (95% CI 34%-120%) relative to those consistently reporting heterosexual identity, according to Alyssa
They can all be life-threatening, yet anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating, and similar disorders are often misunderstood. Here we bust the myths surrounding these serious mental illnesses Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate among psychiatric disorders, with anorexia leading with the highest number of deaths among adolescents. The UK’s foremost charity for eating disorders, Beat, believes
Researchers in the United Kingdom, Spain, and the United States found obvious signs of vaccine hesitancy surrounding a potential COVID-19 vaccine, although some countries had high acceptance rates, compared to others. Survey respondents said that trust in the government would affect their acceptance of a vaccine. Global acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines Hundreds of experimental COVID-19
By Julie Steenhuysen and Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc has resumed the U.S. trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine after approval by regulators, and Johnson & Johnson is preparing to resume its trial as early as next week, the companies said on Friday. AstraZeneca’s U.S. trial was paused on Sept. 6 after a report
How do I know if Biotox Gold is right for me? I get this question a lot, and the answer is always the same… Do you hate dieting and exercise? Are you tired of listening to the same old tired advice without seeing anything change? Do you have stored body fat that you have
This content originally appeared on Low Carb Yum. Republished with permission. The first thing that comes to mind when you talk about pumpkin as food is usually pumpkin pie or some other sweet dish. However, I came across a recipe for pumpkin lasagna a couple of weeks ago that I really wanted to try. Low-carb
21 October 2020 — ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer Inc. and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, today announced the positive findings of a pooled analysis of COVID-19-related impacts across the investigational long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine clinical development programme. In the midst of the global pandemic, the analysis found
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows talks to reporters as he walks outside the White House on October 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty Images White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Sunday that the U.S. will not get control of the coronavirus pandemic as
Nutrition plays an integral role in maintaining a healthy body, including the immune system to ward off diseases. Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, nutritional status has been tagged as a risk factor for developing severe illness, including obesity and malnutrition. Now, a team of researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Living with a long-term condition can be hard, especially in a world that often feels inaccessible. From someone who has been there themselves, follow these tips to help process your emotions I was born with a visual impairment, but coming to terms with its effect on my life wasn’t straight-forward. Then, as a teenager, I
When a hospital closes for business, the ripple effect extends near and far. Existing patients, the closing hospital’s nearby residents, the medical facilities that will tend to these residents — all are forced to make unique decisions, based on that one closing. Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have studied this ripple