Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) It can take years for a survivor of a traumatic event to recover from the loss of a loved one, new research shows, but treating the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) early may help prevent what’s called complicated grief. “Grief is a […]
Achilles Tendon Injures Are Rising – Here’s How to Spot Them
Latest Prevention & Wellness News SATURDAY, Aug. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) Achilles tendon injuries have skyrocketed in the United States this year, researchers report. Physicians at Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan diagnosed more Achilles ruptures during June 2021 than in all of 2020. Injuries to the body’s strongest, thickest tendon account for about 30% […]
White House to Greatly Expand Food Stamp Program
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) The largest permanent increase in the history of the United States’ food stamp program and changes to its nutrition standards will be announced Monday. Supporters say the changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program that benefits 42 million Americans […]
Get Your Kids on a School-Ready Sleep Schedule
Latest Healthy Kids News SUNDAY, Aug. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) After a year of learning online in their pajamas at home, many kids may struggle to wake up early for class as schools reopen this fall, an expert says. “I think the biggest concern is that the virtual environment of last year led […]
Moderna Vaccine May Shield More Against Breakthrough Infections Than Pfizer: Study
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) People fully vaccinated with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appear to have a lower risk of a “breakthrough” infection caused by the Delta variant than those who received the Pfizer vaccine, a new, preliminary report suggests. The researchers emphasized that both vaccines still “strongly protect” […]
Medicine Doesn’t Stop at the Bedside
In June 2021, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) issued a statement recommending the prohibition of neck restraints in law enforcement. Around the same time, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued a statement denouncing the pseudoscientific and racist concept of “excited delirium” and categorized racism as a threat to public health. In 2018, the American […]
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) Young Americans from low-income homes are more likely than those whose families are better off to be unhappy with the way they look and to have an eating disorder, a new study finds. University of Minnesota researchers examined 2010-18 data from Project EAT, […]
All HHS Health Care Workers Must Now Get COVID Vaccines
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) employees who deal with patients, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced Thursday. The order will affect more than 25,000 clinicians, researchers, contractors, trainees and volunteers within the U.S. National Institutes of Health, […]
AHA News: Wildfires Can Cause Mental Health Damage That Smolders Years After the Flames Go Out
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Melissa Geissinger didn’t believe she was in danger. But when the cat at the foot of her bed lifted its head to sniff the air, she felt her first stab of worry. She stepped outside her home in Santa Rosa, California, […]
COVID Vaccine Safe, Recommended for Pregnant Women, CDC Says
Latest Pregnancy News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) Pregnant women should not hesitate to get coronavirus vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in updated guidance issued Wednesday. The latest recommendation comes after new data collected by the agency showed no raised risk for miscarriage in mothers-to-be who get […]