MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — College students with autism have dramatically higher rates of anxiety and depression compared to their peers, a new study says. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of college students with autism suffer from anxiety, compared with just over 9% of their peers without autism, researchers reportedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of children at risk for suicide or in the throes of depression spend days languishing in hospital ERs, awaiting treatment, a new study says. More than 1 in 10 children sent to a hospital for a mental health condition wound up waitingContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Supportive parents. Regular household routines. Comforting beliefs. Strong connections to the community. All these positive childhood influences can lower a college student’s risk of developing an eating disorder, even in the face of some negative experiences, a new study says. Previous studies haveContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Urban dwellers have a higher risk of developing asthma, thanks to dirty air and lower amounts of green space, a major new study says. In fact, better urban planning could prevent more than 1 in 10 new cases of asthma, researchers estimated recentlyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A fast-moving cholera outbreak in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed 40 people and sickened more than 2,300 in the past week alone, according to Doctors Without Borders. The medical aid group, also known as Médecins San Frontières or MSF, says this is theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, scientists have created a brain implant that can “hear” and vocalize words a person is only imagining in their head. The device, developed at Stanford University in California, could help people with severe paralysis communicate more easily, even ifContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of U.S. adults should receive earlier treatment for high blood pressure, including lifestyle changes and medications, according to a set of new guidelines issued by America’s top heart health groups. The guidelines call for early and more individualized treatment for theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A mobile smartphone app can help reduce the risk of death among people at high risk for suicide, a new study says. The app, called OTX-202, reduced suicide attempts by 58% among a large group of recently discharged psychiatric patients who had previouslyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks fighting high blood pressure might receive some help from a household air purifier, a new study says. Even in areas with relatively low air pollution levels, using a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) purifier at home might significantly lower a person’s blood pressure,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Up to 60% of women feel some level of fear about giving birth, but a new study suggests that a strong sense of mental well-being could make a difference. Researchers from Robert Gordon University in Scotland and the University of South Australia (UniSA)Continue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Victims of stalkers appear to have an increased risk of heart disease, a new study says. Women who had been stalked or had obtained a restraining order were more likely to develop heart problems later in life, researchers reported in the journal Circulation.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This old saying is just plain wrong, a new study argues. Verbal abuse inflicted in childhood can harm a person’s future mental health as much as physical abuse, researchers reportedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City has infected 67 people and caused three deaths, health officials say. The cases have been reported in Central Harlem. Officials believe the source of the outbreak is cooling towers on nearby buildings, according to theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s a better way of treating binge eating disorder, a new study argues. The method, called “regulation of cues,” reduced patients’ odds of binge eating by 20% compared to those who got standard cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), researchers reported Aug. 4 in JAMA NetworkContinue Reading