TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Check out your surgeon as you’re wheeled into the operating room. Do they seem tense, on edge, or stressed out? If so, that could be good news for you, a new study says. The patients of stressed surgeons tend to suffer fewer majorContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses have increased among adults in recent years, while remaining stable among teenagers. ADHD diagnoses among adults increased by 15% between 2020 and 2023, after declining by nearly 11% from 2016 to 2020, researchers reported in a new study publishedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Many elderly people and their caregivers don’t know a doctor has diagnosed them with dementia. More than three-quarters of patients with dementia were not aware of their diagnosis, according to results recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. It’s not becauseContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Many more Americans are turning to ketamine for kicks, a new study reports. Recreational use of the anesthetic drug among U.S. adults increased 40% between 2021 and 2022, researchers say. That follows a nearly 82% increase in ketamine use from 2015 to 2019,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tourette syndrome is not being diagnosed promptly in women with the condition. Women with Tourette syndrome are less likely to receive a diagnosis for the disorder, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 15 in the journal Neurology. They also take longer toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic “forever” chemicals, a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft risk assessment says. This sludge — which is sometimes applied to farmland as fertilizer — can contain highContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Stressed-out teenagers appear to be dragging down the U.S. economy, a new study says. Teenagers suffering from anxiety or depression are less likely to enter the workforce as young adults, and more likely to earn lower pay when they do, researchers reported inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Steak, hamburgers, beef ribs and hot dogs are bad for the aging brain. Folks who eat lots of red and processed meat are more likely to develop dementia, researchers reported. Eating more than one serving of red meat a day — 3 ounces,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly a third of Americans have been exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water that might affect their health. What’s more, Hispanic and Black people are more likely to have unsafe levels of contaminants in their drinking water, and to live nearContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Retirement is meant to be a person’s chance to take it easy and enjoy life. But for many, it’s a quick route to depression and boozing, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 10 in the journal Aging and Mental Health. Retirees areContinue Reading