‘Words Can Mean Life or Death’: What We Heard This Week
“Words have consequences and during a public health emergency like COVID-19, those words can mean life or death for patients.” — Joe Knickrehm, vice president of communications for the Federation of State Medical Boards, on their statement that physicians who spread COVID misinformation could face disciplinary action. “Our plan is to protect the American people […]
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 […]
Acupuncture May Help Ease Prostate-Linked Pain in Men: Study
Latest Men’s Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Men with chronic pain from prostate inflammation may get lasting relief from acupuncture, a new clinical trial finds. At issue is a condition known as chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, in which the prostate gland becomes inflamed and […]
Surgical Tray Recalled After Two Infant Deaths
Cardinal Health issued a recall of an insertion tray used during emergency intravenous catheter placement for critically ill newborns after its scalpel was implicated in the death of two infants, the FDA said on Friday. Notably, the agency classified this as a class I recall, the most serious type, which is reserved for cases where […]
The Science Supporting the U.S. Case for COVID Boosters
U.S. health officials laid out the scientific rationale for a third dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for all U.S. adults on Wednesday, relying on published and unpublished CDC data, as well as a preprint study. Overall, they said that there is evidence that vaccine effectiveness against infection — both symptomatic and asymptomatic — has […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
There’s Still Time To Get Cheap Health Care (But Just Barely)
You might be able to get a really good deal on health insurance, but only if you act right now. No, that’s not a line from a schlocky television advertisement. It’s true, and it may apply to you if you get coverage on your own ― in other words, if you don’t get insurance through […]