Methadone ODs Didn’t Rise in Pandemic, Supporting Use as At-Home Treatment
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) Giving more patients at-home access to the opioid addiction treatment drug methadone during the COVID pandemic did not lead to more overdose deaths, a nationwide study shows. The research, which covered the period from January 2019 to August 2021, found that the push to let […]
Monkeypox Vaccine: U.S. Falls Short of Overwhelming Demand – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, July, 14, 2022 As monkeypox cases continue to climb worldwide, demands for vaccines to combat the virus are crashing the vaccine appointment system in New York City. The city of over 8 million people has been running out of supplies almost as soon as they arrive, the Associated Press reported. […]
Florida Company Recalls All Ice Cream Products Over Possible Listeria Contamination
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) Big Olaf Creamery said Wednesday that it is recalling all flavors and all lots of Big Olaf brand ice cream products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. While healthy individuals may only suffer short-term symptoms after infection — including high […]
Breastfeeding May Be Key to Letting Preemie Babies Thrive
Latest Healthy Kids News WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) Preterm infants who are breastfed do better in school and are less likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), says a new study. Preemies have a higher risk of doing poorly in math, reading and other academic skills, previous studies have shown. They’re also […]
U.K. School Studies Find No Benefit of Mindfulness for Kids’ Mental Health
Latest Healthy Kids News WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) As rates of teenage anxiety and depression climb in the United States, parents and teachers are rushing to solve the mental health crisis. Some have proposed mindfulness training in schools as a therapeutic tool, but a review of studies out of the United Kingdom indicates […]
Asthma Drug Fluticasone Fails as Potential COVID Treatment
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) The asthma drug fluticasone furoate is yet another medication that doesn’t work for mild-to-moderate COVID-19, a new study finds. “There was no evidence of improvement in time to recovery or reduction in hospitalizations in participants who took fluticasone furoate versus those who took a placebo,” lead […]
Friends Want to Hear From You More Than You Think
Latest Mental Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) If you’ve ever hesitated to text or email friends you haven’t seen in a while, a new study has a reassuring message: They’ll probably appreciate it more than you think. In a series of experiments involving nearly 6,000 adults, researchers […]
Can Anxiety Disorders Pass From Parent to Child?
Latest Mental Health News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) From the ongoing pandemic and the monkeypox outbreak to the charged political landscape, New York City mom and entrepreneur Lyss Stern has been increasingly anxious. Stern worries that she will pass all of this fretting down to her 8-year-old daughter, […]
COVID Pandemic Slowed Progress Against Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) The COVID pandemic has eaten into the progress made against drug-resistant infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reported that hospital-related infections and deaths grew by 15% during the pandemic’s first year, 2019 to 2020. The increase owes to […]
WHO Says Global Monkeypox Cases Have Jumped 77% in One Week
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) More than 6,000 monkeypox cases in 59 countries have surfaced since the outbreak began in May, the World Health Organization confirmed Thursday. The United Nation’s health agency reported a 77% rise in cases on Thursday, with cases in nine additional countries. So far, the cases […]