WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One-third of public health workers have endured threats, anger and aggression from the public during the pandemic, and that has come at a steep cost to their mental health, a new study finds. “The negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers haveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Memory loss is the most common symptom associated with Alzheimer’s disease — the terrifying prospect of slowly forgetting yourself and everything around you. But people who exhibit memory loss early on in their dementia actually have a slower rate of decline than thoseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long COVID has taken a heavy toll on the U.S. workforce, a new report shows. The New York State Insurance Fund’s analysis of workers’ compensation claims found that long COVID was preventing workers from returning to their jobs, or they were going backContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting a gel manicure may be less safe than many think. Researchers say the nail polish dryers that use ultraviolet (UV) light to cure the gel polish emit possibly dangerous rays. These rays might lead to cell death and cancer-causing mutations in humanContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Actor Michael J. Fox details his experiences with Parkinson’s disease, including turning to alcohol and pills in an attempt to cope, in a new documentary. Fox, 61, has had the degenerative brain disorder since 1991, but didn’t disclose it publicly until 1998. TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most people think of eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia as afflictions of teenagers, but a new study finds that older women are also vulnerable to developing them, especially around menopause. The main driver of eating disorders in older women? Body dissatisfaction,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the deadly Camp Fire swept through Northern California in 2018, it may have damaged more than the landscape. University of California, San Diego researchers studying survivors’ mental functioning in the wake of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state’s historyContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Jan. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The key to keeping those New Year’s resolutions from fading out by February: Make sure you’ve set achievable goals. Resolutions are often lifestyle changes and those are best managed when the goal is something attainable, according to an expert at Baylor College ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis can be devastating. Now, new research shows that patients diagnosed with cancer have a risk of suicide 26% higher than the general population. A variety of factors contribute to the elevated risk, including geography, race and ethnicity, economic status andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are seeing an alarming increase in cases of a specific genital malformation in male babies, and new research suggests environmental factors might be at play. The malformation is known as hypospadias, where the opening of the urethra is not at the tipContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be an even bigger predictor of depression and anxiety in adulthood than autism is, a new study finds — highlighting the mental health side of the disorder. It’s known that kids and adults with ADHD often have co-existing conditions,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As numerous U.S. states move to restrict transgender health care, a new study shows that such care can substantially improve teenagers’ mental health. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed transgender and nonbinary teenagers who received “gender-affirming” hormones —Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to weight loss, what seems to matter most is how often and how much you eat, rather than when you eat. That’s the conclusion of a new study that focused on the eating habits of about 550 adults. For sixContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In today’s highly polarized political environment, is it possible to stay up-to-date with the news of the day without getting totally stressed out? If not, is there a way to limit the emotional and physical fallout? Or is all that individual stress inContinue Reading