Women who struggle with endometriosis may be vulnerable to another health danger: New research shows they are about four times more likely to develop ovarian cancer than women who don’t have the painful condition. The odds are even worse for women with severe forms of endometriosis, as they are at least 9.7 times more likely… read on > read on >
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Fall of Roe v. Wade Has Made Access to Ob/Gyns Tougher in Many States: Report
Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, even more women have struggled to find reproductive care, a new report warns. Issued Thursday by the Commonwealth Fund, the report shows that women living in states long plagued by health disparities — particularly in the Southeast — have been harmed the most.… read on > read on >
Frequent House Moves Take Lifetime Toll on Kids’ Mental Health
Kids whose families frequently move have a significantly higher risk of depression later in life, a new study warns. Children who move once between the ages of 10 and 15 are 41% more likely to be diagnosed with depression in adulthood, compared with those whose families don’t move, researchers found. And kids who move twice… read on > read on >
Altered Mealtimes Linked to Depression, Anxiety in Shift Workers
Folks need to have their meals at regular intervals or risk slipping into anxiety or depression, a new study of airline personnel has found. Delaying breakfast or dinner appears to increase a person’s risk of developing a mood disorder, researchers report. The study also found that confining meals to a 12-hour “eating window” every day… read on > read on >
Race, Insurance Stop Many Hispanics From Getting Post-Stroke Care
Hispanic people — particularly those without insurance — are less likely to get the additional care needed to recover from a stroke, a new study finds. Hispanic folks are less likely to be treated at a rehab facility or receive home health care following hospitalization for a stroke, compared to white and Black people, according… read on > read on >
Telemedicine May Help Folks Battling Opioid Addiction Stick With Treatment
Telemedicine could be a better way to get opioid addicts to seek out and stick with treatment, a new study suggests. People referred to an addiction treatment clinic following a telemedicine evaluation were more likely to show up to their first appointment than those whose referral resulted from an ER visit, researchers reported recently in… read on > read on >
Retired Rugby Players Face Risks for Dementia, CTE
Alix Popham played in two rugby World Cups and won a Six Nations Grand Slam before retiring in 2011 as a professional in the rough-and-tumble game. By 2020, he had already been diagnosed with early onset dementia and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disabling brain disease long linked to repeated head trauma. Emboldened to… read on > read on >
Science Reveals ‘Magic Mushroom’ Chemical’s Mind-Altering Effects
“Magic” mushrooms achieve their psychedelic effects by temporarily scrambling a brain network involved in introspective thinking like daydreaming and remembering, a new study reports. Brain scans of people who took psilocybin — the psychedelic drug in ‘shrooms — revealed that the substance causes profound and widespread temporary changes to the brain’s default mode network. These… read on > read on >
Is Your Child With Type 1 Diabetes Facing ‘Diabetes Distress’?
Children born with type 1 diabetes are much more likely to develop certain mental health issues than those without the condition, a new study warns. Kids with type 1 diabetes are more than twice as likely to develop a mood disorder and 50% more likely to suffer from anxiety than other children, researchers reported June… read on > read on >
Feds Issue Warnings on ‘Copycat’ Delta-8 Products That Mimic Popular Foods
4In a joint effort to curb the illegal sales of food products containing delta-8 THC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday they have warned five companies to stop marketing such products. Because the packaging for these THC edibles mimics that of popular snack foods, the FDA said it… read on > read on >