Why You Should Stop Saying ‘Committed Suicide’
Jutta Kuss via Getty Images Your words matter, especially when it comes to mental health. One phrase that you may not be aware is particularly egregious? “Committed suicide.” It’s an expression that many people still lean on, both in the news and in outside conversations. (Take one look at headlines and internet discourse after the […]
6 Surprising Things That Can Happen When You Have An Orgasm
There are many terms for it: Orgasm. The Big O. Climax. Coming. Getting off. Ejaculation. But no matter what you want to call it, there’s one thing most people are in agreement on: Orgasms can be seriously satisfying. For many people, the orgasm process is pleasurable but fairly predictable: There’s the buildup, those toe-curling contractions, […]
Should ‘Site Neutrality’ Be Used to Set Payments? MedPAC Members Disagree
Should “site neutrality” — the idea of paying the same rate for the same service no matter where it is provided — be applied when it comes to setting Medicare payment rates? Nope, says Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) member Lynn Barr, MPH. “I don’t think ‘site-neutral’ is neutral,” Barr, of the Barr-Campbell Family Foundation […]
Opinion | ‘Bad News Is Bad News No Matter How It Is Delivered’: What We Heard This Week
“Bad news is bad news no matter how it is delivered.” — S. Trent Rosenbloom, MD, of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, commenting on whether patients prefer to receive test results immediately, even in the case of an abnormal one. “The first step is admitting you have a problem.” — Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), chair […]
Dementia Risk May Rise as Air Quality Worsens
Exposure to particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) was associated with increased risk of dementia, a meta-analysis suggested. Across 14 studies that assessed PM2.5, the overall risk of dementia rose by 4% (HR 1.04, 95% CI 0.99-1.09) for every 2 μg/m3 increase in average annual PM2.5 concentration, according to Marc Weisskopf, PhD, […]
Brain Structure, Widespread Connectivity Changes Seen With Long COVID
Gray matter atrophy and severe disruption of brain functional connectivity were seen in long COVID patients with anxiety and depression about 3 months after acute mild SARS-CoV-2 infection. Compared with people who were asymptomatic after SARS-CoV-2 infection, long COVID patients with both anxiety and depression showed limbic atrophy and a widespread pattern of hyperconnectivity, reported […]
Childhood Adversity Tied to Race-Related Differences in Brain Development
Gray matter volume in key brain regions was lower in Black children compared with white children, likely due to disparities in childhood adversity, according to data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Among children ages 9 to 10 years, white kids showed greater gray matter volumes compared with Black kids in the amygdala, […]
EPA Favors Stricter Air Quality Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to tighten the national annual limit on particulate matter (PM) pollution, according to its proposed updates to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter. Part of the EPA’s plan is to lower the primary (health-based) annual PM2.5 standard down to 9.0-10.0 µg/m3, compared with the […]
ADHD and ASD: What the eyes could reveal
It’s often said that ‘the eyes tell it all’, but no matter what their outward expression, the eyes may also be able to signal neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD and ADHD according to new research from Flinders University and the University of South Australia. In the first study of its kind, researchers found that recordings […]
Rebel Wilson Even Grosses Herself Out With Story About Helping Her Grandpa
Rebel Wilson wasted no time in oversharing about a yucky family matter on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Tuesday. (Watch the video below.) Fresh from a visit to her native Australia, the “Senior Year” star said she made a big lunch for her 90-something grandparents when the mishap occurred. Her grandfather Bob bit into a sausage and […]