FRIDAY, September 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a sign that climate change may be fueling heat illnesses in kids, a new study reveals that such visits to two Texas children’s emergency rooms spiked 170% between 2012 and 2023. Study leader Dr. Taylor Merritt, a resident pediatrician at UT SouthwesternContinue Reading
FRIDAY, September 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Patients with opioid use disorder who receive higher doses of a drug to treat their addiction are more likely to have positive results, a new study finds. Daily doses of the drug buprenorphine is a standard treatment for opioid use disorder, and theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. suicide rates are ticking back upward again after a dip during the pandemic, new statistics show. Suicide deaths per 100,000 people had fallen from 14.2 recorded in the pre-pandemic year of 2018 to 13.5 in 2020. However, by 2022, the latest yearContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As people living near airports probably already know, all that overhead traffic can take a huge hit to their sleep, a new study confirms. Night-time aircraft noise increases a person’s risk of tossing and turning in bed as engines roar overhead, researchers reportedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Brain damage that veterans suffered from flying shrapnel has provided a major clue that could lead to better treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study says. Veterans who suffered shrapnel damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the brain,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a move that could mean more Americans in crisis get help and get it quickly, federal officials announced Tuesday that major cellphone carriers now have the technology to direct 988 callers to local mental health services based on their location instead ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Only 1 in every 4 U.S. adults struggling with schizophrenia receive “minimally adequate treatment,” new data shows. Many of these patients also struggle with other mental health issues, such as substance abuse or depression, and they are further challenged by social and economicContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Psilocybin could help people suffering from a mental health problem that can lead to eating disorders, a new study suggests. Psilocybin, the active chemical in “magic” mushrooms, significantly reduced symptoms in people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), researchers reported Sept. 24 in theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One in three former NFL players believe they have football-related brain damage that’s doing untold harm to their lives, a new study finds. Unfortunately, their fears might be harming their mental health on top of whatever risks they face from head injuries sustainedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If global warming is left largely unchecked, the number of Americans who succumb to extreme heat will triple by mid-century, new projections estimate. These deaths could affect poor and minority Americans much more than the white and better-off, according to a team ledContinue Reading