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 […]
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” […]
Bimonthly, Injected PrEP Beats Daily Pill in Warding Off HIV: Study
Latest HIV News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) When the antiretroviral regimen known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, was launched nearly a decade ago, patients were suddenly able to achieve near-complete protection against contracting HIV by taking just one pill a day. But there’s a big hitch: […]
COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Means Healthier Births, Babies: Studies
Latest Pregnancy News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) Since COVID-19 and three vaccines to help prevent it arrived in the United States, questions have swirled about their impact on pregnant women, new moms and infants. How would the virus affect them and their health risks? Should women […]
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, […]