Facebook Became Emergency Network During Early Days of Pandemic
Latest Mental Health News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) In a health emergency, social media giants like Facebook can be both quagmires of misinformation and sources of social support and reliable guidance, a small, new study suggests. Researchers surveyed 32 Facebook users weekly for eight weeks. All […]
Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That’s Not Good News
Latest Cancer News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Colon cancer numbers dropped dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean fewer people have the disease. In Spain, researchers discovered a more than 40% decline in colon cancer diagnoses, leading experts to worry about the ramifications. “These are very worrying findings indeed […]
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
Latest Coronavirus News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) – There has been a significant increase in COVID-related deaths in nursing homes as the highly contagious Delta spreads across the country, a new analysis shows. “While the vast majority of COVID-19 deaths happened outside of nursing homes in July and August, the high […]
Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers
Latest Cancer News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 There’s some encouraging news for people who develop lung cancer even though they’ve never smoked. Precision drugs already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can be used to treat 78% to 92% of their tumors, a new study reports. These precision drugs target specific […]
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) For those who smoke or drink, it’s only a small step to marijuana, researchers report. “Legal consumption of alcohol and tobacco may directly increase the level of illicit drug use. However, the relationships are complex,” said researcher Dr. Zoe Reed. She is a […]
Active Learning Best for Students: Study
Latest Healthy Kids News THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Whether you’re a kid or a college student, you’ll learn more with interactive activities, discussions, movement and even AI-enhanced technologies than you will just sitting still and listening, a new study suggests. Learning methods that work best are hands-on, as well as what […]
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Latest Lungs News FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) It turns out that the pandemic has reaped one unexpected benefit: As teens were kept home more often, their use of electronic cigarettes dropped by nearly 40%, a new report finds. U.S. health officials said these numbers should be taken with a grain of […]
How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
Latest Mental Health News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the U.S. opioid crisis in ways bad and good, increasing the risk of use and overdose but also spurring innovative approaches to treatment. The pandemic has definitely been linked to an increase […]
AHA News: Her Husband Died of a Heart Attack, But This Former Nurse Didn’t Recognize Her Own
Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Last October, Katherine Romano was cleaning her house when her neck started to hurt. She kept going, trying to complete her chores, until the pain shifted to her upper back. “It was so terrible, it took my breath away,” she said. Resting […]
Epidurals Not Linked to Autism in Children
Latest Healthy Kids News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) Pregnant women who receive an epidural to ease their pain during labor aren’t any more likely than others to have kids with autism, two new studies show. Earlier research suggested this practice may increase autism risk in offspring, […]