TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Childhood friends Glenda Jennings and Connie Hoffroggy were catching up. They lived in different cities and hadn’t seen each other in a while. Hoffroggy noticed Jennings was being snippy – and wondered if it could be because her friend had high blood pressure. Jennings, who hadn’t… read on > read on >
You regularly can’t remember where you left your phone or your book. You keep missing appointments. You often lose your train of thought during conversation. Many older folks shrug off these instances as so-called “senior moments” — but experts say this isn’t typically part of normal aging. Instead, these are signs of mild cognitive impairment… read on > read on >
They’re cute and expressive, but using lots of emojis in your communications at work could lower your standing among your colleagues, a new study suggests. The researchers conducted a series of experiments with hundreds of Americans and found that employees who use pictures and emojis in emails, Zoom profiles, or even company logos on T-shirts… read on > read on >
Exposure to artificial light when you slumber increases your heart rate and insulin resistance, researchers warn. read on >
Even “safe” levels of ozone air pollution may increase adolescents’ risk of depression, a new study shows. Researchers analyzed four years of mental health data from 213 adolescents, ages 9-13, in the San Francisco Bay area and compared it with air quality data for their home addresses. Those who lived in areas with relatively higher… read on > read on >
People who die by suicide with a gun are challenging to assist beforehand, and different from those who kill themselves using other means, a new study finds. “Those who died using a firearm were more likely to have disclosed their suicidal thoughts to other people in the month preceding their death, but it is not… read on > read on >
A new drug that can cure a certain type of malaria was approved in Australia Monday for kids and teens. The approval was announced on Monday by the nonprofit Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), which helped develop the drug with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). It is for a single dose of tafenoquine (Kozenis) for use in combination… read on > read on >
Taken correctly, prescription drugs used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can help teens and young adults navigate their condition, but a new study finds many are dying from overdosing on these medications. In 2019, benzodiazepines like Xanax and stimulants like Adderall accounted for more than 700 and 900 overdose deaths, respectively, in the United States,… read on > read on >
Bringing home a baby should be an exciting and blissful time, but for many new parents, colossal out-of-pocket costs for pregnancy and delivery take the joy out of this milestone. Some low-income families spend close to 20% of their annual income on medical costs during the year of pregnancy and birth, a new study found.… read on > read on >
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Black and Hispanic children are less likely to receive bystander CPR than white children, according to a new study. The research, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, focused on settings outside a hospital, before emergency medical services arrive to help. Past studies show… read on > read on >
