FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new study shows even people with serious mental health conditions can benefit from online appointments. The findings are good news for rural folks who live miles away from psychiatrists and psychologists. “This study showedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults with spinal cord injuries have a high risk of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues — and chronic pain is a major factor, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed private insurance claims from more than 9,000 U.S. adults with aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Proposed changes to voluntary federal guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers emphasize that doctors should first try other treatments for acute and chronic pain. The non-opioid treatment options suggested by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include prescription medications like gabapentin andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The fossilized bones of a young dinosaur show evidence of a respiratory infection that may have caused familiar flu-like symptoms — fever, coughing and trouble breathing. Dolly, as she’s been dubbed by researchers, was an immature diplodocid — a large, long-necked plant-eating sauropod.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The mononucleosis virus, Epstein-Barr, has become a major suspect in the search for what causes multiple sclerosis. Now researchers are raising the next logical question — can we stop both MS and mononucleosis by preventing Epstein-Barr infections, which occur in 95% of adults?Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly all men see their hairline recede or a bald spot emerge at some point in their life. For those looking to slow the march of time, a new study helps sort out which hair-loss medications work best. The analysis, of 23 previousContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — To live healthier and longer in the United States, it helps to have money and education — and if you live in Hawaii or California, your odds are even better, according to a new government report. Life expectancy varies dramatically from state toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An indoor mask mandate in New York State will end on Thursday, but masks will still be required in schools and for everyone using public transit. For the last two months, customers and workers statewide have been required to cover their faces orContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Four Canadian provinces said this week that they’ll lift their COVID-19 restrictions as the wave of cases caused by the Omicron variant has crested nationwide. The moves come in the midst of ongoing protests by groups decrying Canada’s vaccine passport program and otherContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-third of older COVID-19 survivors develop new health problems in the months after their infection, a new study finds. Those conditions involve a number of major organs and systems, including the heart, kidneys, lungs and liver, as well as mental health problems.Continue Reading