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 […]
First Lady Jill Biden Has COVID-19
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) First Lady Jill Biden has COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” according to her staff. “After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening,” Biden’s communications director Elizabeth Alexander said in […]
Veterans Often Reluctant to Admit Struggles With Sleep, Addictions
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) A new study of U.S. military veterans reveals they are more comfortable getting help for physical ills than for mental health issues. “The majority of participants indicated they would be willing to seek treatment for both physical and mental health problems. However, they reported significantly […]
Scotland Becomes 1st Country to Provide Free Period Products
Latest Women’s Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 On Monday Scotland became the world’s first country to help its residents with what activists supporting the move call “period poverty.” The country now offers free period products for anyone who needs them, a decision first made in November 2020 by unanimous approval in Scottish Parliament, according […]
Omicron-Targeted COVID Vaccine Approved in UK – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 A COVID-19 booster that’s targeted to the Omicron variant will be available soon — and it’s already been approved in Britain. The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency was the first to give the go-ahead for the vaccine that was designed to fight both the original COVID […]
Climate Change Making 218 Infectious Diseases Even Worse
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) Flooding, heat waves and drought have made 58% of infectious diseases worse, a new analysis claims. For the review of previous studies, published Aug. 8 in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers found that 218 of the known 375 infectious diseases have been made worse […]
When Pot Made Legal, Poisonings From Synthetic Pot Decline
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) People appear less likely to turn to dangerous synthetic pot products in U.S. states where marijuana has been legalized, a new Washington State University study finds. Researchers discovered a 37% drop in poisoning reports for illicit synthetic cannabinoids in states that have approved recreational use […]
Pot Users Less Likely to Think Cigarettes Are Unhealthy: Study
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) Could cannabis end up being a gateway drug for cigarettes? Possibly, said researchers from Columbia University, who found that adults who use pot daily do not perceive smoking a pack a day as being as harmful as those who do not use pot do. “In […]
Rising Number of Americans Think It’s OK to Harass Public Health Officials
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) U.S. health officials are in the crosshairs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, facing threats and harassment from the public they serve. And a growing percentage of U.S. adults are fine with that, according to a new Cornell University study. Analysis of public opinion […]
California, Illinois Declare Monkeypox Public Health Emergencies – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 The White House announced Tuesday that Robert Fenton Jr., a regional administrator with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has been named the country’s new monkeypox coordinator. The news came as two more states joined New York, New York City and San Francisco in declaring monkeypox a public […]