Selena Gomez Reveals How Her Mental Health Diagnosis Changed Her Life
The singer, who shared in April 2020 that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, told “GMA” on Monday that it was “really freeing to have the information.” Advertisement “It made me really happy because I started to have a relationship with myself, and I think that’s the best part,” Gomez said, adding that she’s “the […]
Persistent Brain Fog After Mild COVID Infection Tied to CSF Markers
People with persistent cognitive changes after mild COVID had elevated levels of immune activation and immunovascular markers in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 10 months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, a small study showed. In a late-breaking abstract presented at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting, Joanna Hellmuth, MD, MHS, of the University of California […]
Disbelief in human evolution linked to greater prejudice and racism: UMass Amherst research findings consistent across countries, cultures, genders and religions
A disbelief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes and support of discriminatory behavior against Blacks, immigrants and the LGBTQ community in the U.S., according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Similarly, across the globe — in 19 Eastern European countries, […]
Hold the salt: Study reveals how reducing sodium intake can help patients with heart failure: Surprising findings show a low-salt diet doesn’t prevent death or hospital visits, but does improve symptoms and quality of life.
For the past century people with weak hearts have been told to lower their salt intake, but until now there has been little scientific evidence behind the recommendation. The largest randomized clinical trial to look at sodium reduction and heart failure reported results simultaneously in The Lancet and at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st […]
Should We Use PSA to Find Active Surveillance Candidates?
As a patient on active surveillance (AS) since 2010, I always considered AS a solution for men like me with very low-risk prostate cancer. Is it time to rethink that? E. David Crawford, MD, a urologist and a long-time prostate cancer researcher, surprised me when he explained that in his view, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing […]
Add-On Mavacamten Cuts Need for Septal Reduction in Obstructive HCM
WASHINGTON – Treatment with investigational mavacamten allowed patients with advanced obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) to avoid septal reduction therapies (SRT), a researcher reported. In the VALOR-HCM study among 56 patients with documented oHCM who received add-on mavacamten to maximally-tolerated medical therapy, 17.9% met the composite endpoint (decision to move to SRT by week 16 or […]
How Many Schizophrenics Use Drugs? Drug-Induced Schizophrenia
About 10 to 70 percent of people with schizophrenia do recreational drugs. About 10 to 70 percent of people with schizophrenia do recreational drugs. What are the most common drugs abused by people with schizophrenia? The most common drug or substance abuse that was seen among people with schizophrenia include: Why do people with schizophrenia […]
Higher blood fats more harmful than first thought
Increased levels of blood fats in people with type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has found. In patients with metabolic diseases, elevated fat levels in the blood create stress in muscle cells — a reaction to changes outside the cell which damage their structure and function. University […]
How Long Do Schizoaffective Episodes Last? Symptoms, Triggers
The duration and severity of schizoaffective episodes may vary with people. The duration and severity of schizoaffective episodes may vary with people. To be called a schizoaffective episode, a person must have symptoms of psychosis (such as hallucinations or delusions) along with the symptoms of a mood disorder (such as depression or mania). Furthermore, there […]
Mini-Sling Matches Midurethral Sling for Urinary Incontinence in Women
A single-incision mini-sling worked just as well as the standard midurethral sling in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a randomized study found. At 15 months, 79.1% of women who received the mini-sling reported success compared with 75.6% of those who received the midurethral sling (P<0.001 for noninferiority), said Mohamed Abdel-Fattah, MD, of Aberdeen Maternity […]