Dementia Risk Score Touts ‘Nearly 100%’ Predictive Accuracy
A novel clinical risk score predicted the chance of future dementia with high accuracy, but raised questions from dementia experts. Using data from nearly 450,000 people in the U.K. Biobank cohort, Xi-jian Dai, PhD, of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in China, and colleagues developed a practical tool to predict individual risk of […]
Is It COVID, The Flu Or RSV? Here’s How To Tell.
Three respiratory viruses are circling at a high rate right now — the flu, COVID-19 and RSV (or respiratory syncytial virus). These viruses have similar symptoms in most healthy adults but can impact certain populations (children, older adults or immunocompromised people) more severely. Also, it can be helpful, in general, to know what virus you’re […]
About 1,000 Students At A Virginia High School Have Come Down With ‘Flu-Like’ Symptoms
A high school in Virginia had to cancel its weekend activities after nearly half its students came down with flu-like symptoms. “There are approximately 1,000 students absent with flu-like/gastrointestinal symptoms at Stafford High School,” Sandra K. Osborn, chief communications officer with Stafford County Public Schools, said in a statement. “Our Health Services team is working […]
Stigma, Health Discrimination Common for Hispanic Adults With HIV
Reports of stigma and healthcare discrimination run high among Hispanic adults with HIV, according to an analysis of self-reported data from the U.S. in 2018 to 2020. Of 2,690 people interviewed, the overall median HIV stigma score was 31.7 on a scale of 0 to 100 for this population, with higher median scores among women […]
Three in Four Teens Faced Potentially Traumatic Events During the Pandemic
Roughly three out of four high school students reported at least one potentially traumatic experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey showed. While 73.1% of high school students under 18 said they had experienced at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE), 53.2% reported two or more such “preventable, potentially traumatic events,” ranging from food insecurity, […]
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) Marijuana and hallucinogen use are at an all-time high among young adults, U.S. health officials reported Monday. Compared to five or 10 years ago, the use of these drugs over the past year has risen significantly among 19- to 30-year-olds, according to the Monitoring the […]
How To Find A Therapist Who Focuses On Trans Mental Health
Amid anti-trans legislation, arguments over gender-neutral bathrooms and high levels of violence against the trans community, it’s an extremely challenging time to be trans or queer. And with historical barriers and biases among health care providers, it can be scary for trans folks to pursue mental health treatment. But Jack Bartel, a trans clinical psychologist […]
Most high blood pressure in children and teenagers is linked with unhealthy lifestyle
Inactivity, diets high in sugar and salt, and excess weight account for nine in ten cases of high blood pressure in children and adolescents, according to a consensus paper by heart health experts published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The document, which focuses on hypertension in […]
People with low BMI aren’t more active, they are just less hungry and ‘run hotter’
To date most research on obesity has focused on studying those with a high body mass index (BMI), but a research group in China is taking a different approach. In a study published July 14 in the journal Cell Metabolism, the scientists looked at individuals with a very low BMI. Their findings reveal that these […]
Your Salt Shaker May Prove Deadly, Study Finds – MedicineNet Health News
Latest High Blood Pressure News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 People who douse their meals in salt may have a shorter life than those who rarely reach for the salt shaker, a large new study suggests. The study, of more than 500,000 British adults, found that those who always sprinkled salt […]