Gun violence can cause significant, long-lasting mental harm to survivors and their families, according to a new study. In the year after their injury, survivors are at increased risk for pain, mental health and substance use disorders. Their family members also have higher likelihood for mental health issues. Both victim and loved ones have the… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) – Fresh government data shows that COVID deaths among nursing home residents data have fallen to the lowest levels seen since the pandemic began. Some 67 residents died nationwide of COVID during the week ending March 27, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But that… read on > read on >
Public health experts have been telling pregnant women that it is safe — and recommended — to get a COVID-19 shot because they are at higher risk for poor outcomes and death from the virus. New research now answers a key question about the vaccine’s impact on their babies. The vaccine is not associated with… read on > read on >
While hospitals and clinics are known for being slow to turn new evidence into actual practice, they picked up the pace during the pandemic. A research team led by scientists from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and the University of California, San Francisco, collected data from more than 50 academic medical centers across the United… read on > read on >
Your pet’s poop and pee may give you clues to how many cancer-causing toxins have taken up residence in your home. “Our findings suggest that pets are coming into contact with aromatic amines that leach from products in their household environment,” said study author Sridhar Chinthakindi, a postdoctoral fellow at NYU Langone Health in New… read on > read on >
Almost no one in the world is breathing good air, according to a new World Health Organization report, which issued a call for reducing the use of fossil fuels. Air quality is the worst in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, but 99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds air quality limits… read on > read on >
Kids today feel more pressured by their parents’ high expectations, and that may be feeding a rise in perfectionism, a new study suggests. Some people claim the title “perfectionist” with pride, but in psychology the term means something very different. It does not refer to having high standards or striving to achieve goals, explained lead… read on > read on >
Now that many Americans can get not one, but two booster shots, how do you know if they are right for you? Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan offers some advice based on updated findings and recommendations. “Everyone over age 12 should get a [first] booster shot to help protect themselves not only from breakthrough infections, including… read on > read on >
If you’re recovering from a significant injury or illness, a rehabilitation therapist could be a big help in getting back to your normal daily life, according to experts. “You don’t get a manual that comes with your injury that tells you how to navigate returning to your usual pattern of functioning,” said Brigid Waldron-Perrine, a… read on > read on >
It turns out that trees might be good medicine. How so? New research shows that having lots of trees in your neighborhood could improve your health and lower your medical costs. “It’s time to stop looking at trees simply as an amenity and start recognizing the essential services they provide,” said study author Ming Kuo,… read on > read on >
