President Joe Biden has announced a new plan to expand mental health and drug abuse treatment that would devote millions to suicide prevention, mental health services for youth and community clinics providing 24/7 crisis care. Health insurers would also have to cover three mental health visits a year at no added cost to patients under… read on > read on >
Crowdfunding helps some U.S. cancer patients pay bills, but it can trigger shame and other negative feelings in some people, a new study finds. “Young adults are at that point in life where they are beginning to achieve financial independence and finding career employment,” said study first author Lauren Ghazal, a postdoctoral nursing student at… read on > read on >
Sleep apnea may be linked with joint pain and fatigue in postmenopausal women, a new study suggests. “This study highlights an opportunity to increase identification of women with OSA [obstructive sleep apnea], which is underdiagnosed in women who often present with vague symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue and morning headaches. According to these findings, joint… read on > read on >
Each year, RSV sends as many as 58,000 kids under age 5 to U.S. hospitals, but a vaccine in development may dramatically reduce the risk for severe illness. RSV, short for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, typically circulates in fall, winter and spring, causing congestion, runny nose, fever, cough and sore throat. But it can lead to… read on > read on >
Folks tussling with lousy sleep often turn to the sidewalk or the treadmill or the bike, figuring that aerobic exercise will earn them a few more minutes of solid snoozing. They might be better off hefting some weights, a new study argues. Resistance exercise appears to be better than aerobic workouts as a way to… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Military veterans who had a traumatic brain injury may have an increased long-term risk of stroke, new research suggests. The study, which used data from more than 610,000 veterans, found those who had a head injury were 69% more likely to have a stroke. That risk… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Eating too much food containing sulfur amino acids – primarily found in proteins such as beef, chicken and dairy – may increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease and death, according to new preliminary research. Sulfur amino acids are essential for metabolism and overall health, but… read on > read on >
Researchers already know that repeated hits to the head on the football field are linked to a degenerative brain disease, as seen in a number of retired NFL stars. Now, experts have turned their attention to ice hockey, another high-contact sport. When studying whether the hits, year after year, can also be linked to chronic… read on > read on >
Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in 2020 — the highest death toll since 2007, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports. Fatal collisions spiked almost 7% between 2019 and 2020, the safety administration revealed in its… read on > read on >
Telemedicine was widely used by Americans with multiple sclerosis (MS) during the pandemic, and many were happy with the results, a new study finds. “The findings suggest that telehealth services were well liked during the pandemic. Because many individuals with MS have physical disability that may make travel more difficult, temporary expansions of telehealth coverage… read on > read on >
