THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Contrary to what many believe, a new study finds that mental illness isn’t a factor in most mass shootings or other types of mass murder. “The findings from this potentially definitive study suggest that emphasis on serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia orContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — “Early to bed, early to rise” may be good advice for your career. New research finds that, compared to night owls, folks with earlier bedtimes perform better at work and are less plagued by disabilities that lead to early retirement. Overall, “night owls”Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Scientists may have uncovered the reason critical medications for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder cause weight gain and diabetes — findings they hope will lead to better drugs. The medications, known as antipsychotics, help control the hallucinations, delusions and confused thoughts that plague peopleContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As if suffering from a mental illness as a child isn’t tough enough, new research suggests it could predict higher odds for physical ills in later life. There was one silver lining to the findings, however. Knowing that childhood mental illness is aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Certain genetic factors in people with Down syndrome may increase their COVID-19 risks. Previous studies have found that people with Down syndrome are 10 times more likely to die from COVID-19, and experts have said they should be among those given priority forContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Lisa Iezzoni is all too familiar with the discrimination that patients who have a disability can face: Having lived with multiple sclerosis for more than four decades and now in a wheelchair, she has also studied health care experiences and outcomes forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Schizophrenia is second only to age when it comes to risk factors for dying from COVID-19, new research suggests. People with this mental illness are known to be at greater risk for contracting COVID-19, but the new study shows they are also moreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As many as one in five U.S. children has special health care needs, and some of their caregivers are struggling to get them the support, care and services they need, new research shows. Kids with special health care needs may have physical conditionsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A prominent U.S. doctors’ group reaffirmed its recommendation this week that having kids physically in school should be the goal, while also outlining safety protocols needed to allow schools to be open. In its COVID-19 guidance for safe schools, the American Academy ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Over the years electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) — commonly known as “shock therapy” — has gotten a bad rap. But new research out of Italy suggests that reputation may be unwarranted. Investigators found that among bipolar patients who fail to respond to standard treatments,Continue Reading