Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) More than $5.8 billion in student loan debt will be erased for over 300,000 Americans who have severe disabilities and low incomes, the Biden administration said Thursday. “We’ve heard loud and clear from borrowers with disabilities and advocates about the need for this […]
Three U.S. Senators Report Breakthrough Coronavirus Infections
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Three vaccinated U.S. Senators reported coronavirus infections on Thursday, adding to the growing number of breakthrough cases among American politicians. The positive tests were announced by Sen. Roger Wicker, of Mississippi, Sen. Angus King, of Maine, and Sen. John Hickenlooper, of Colorado. “Senator Wicker […]
Decision on J&J COVID Vaccine Booster Doses Could Take Weeks
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) A decision on booster shots for the approximately 13.8 million Americans who received Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine is likely to take weeks, according to people familiar with the issue. Federal health officials are waiting on results from a government-backed clinical trial and […]
AHA News: New Genetic Tech Can Fight Inherited Heart Disease – And Families Can, Too
Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Understanding your risk of heart disease can be as cutting-edge as the latest advances in genetic science – or as down-to-earth as a conversation with grandma. For inherited heart disease specialists, those factors overlap. Families can share a risk for several forms […]
AHA News: Son’s Scary Heart Defect Led Couple to Help Other Parents
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Linda and Clint Pilkinton had a healthy toddler when Linda got pregnant with their second child. They were eager to give Charlie a baby brother. The first trimester of her pregnancy proceeded much like it did with Charlie. Then came the standard […]
Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Latest Depression News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) The anesthesia drug ketamine and a related medicine called esketamine appear to be safe for tough-to-treat depression, researchers report. A number of studies have suggested that low doses of ketamine, which is also abused as a club drug under monikers that include “K” and […]
Babies, Toddlers Spread COVID Faster in the Home Than Teens Do: Study
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Infected babies and toddlers are more likely to spread COVID-19 to others in their homes than teens are, a new study indicates. It also found that very young children are less likely than teens to actually bring the virus into their homes, The New […]
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Long stints on the night shift could set you up for the dangerous heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), new research suggests. For the study, the researchers analyzed data on more than 283,000 people in the UK Biobank database, and found that […]
Online & Outraged? Facebook ‘Likes’ Stoke the Fire
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Rewards such as “likes” and “shares” fuel expressions of moral outrage on social media because they reward people who post such messages, a new study suggests. “Social media’s incentives are changing the tone of our political conversations online,” said first author William Brady, […]
Heading Back to the Workplace? Here’s Some Tips to Help Re-Adjust
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Freaked out about trading Zoom meetings and the privacy of working at home for a return to the office? You’ve got plenty of company. As more workplaces reopen, stress about health risks and new routines is front and center. The Center for Workplace […]