Latest Mental Health News By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Therapy designed to address mental health issues may also tamp down chronic inflammation, a new review suggests. In so doing, interventions like behavioral therapy may help to rein in not only anxiety, depression […]
Health & Lifestyle
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Here’s a glimmer of hope about the new coronavirus: New research finds it appears to follow a seasonal pattern that is similar to the flu. Scientists found that all cities/regions with large COVID-19 outbreaks have similar winter climates, with an average temperature of […]
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A young COVID-19 survivor received a double-lung transplant to save her life in what’s believed to be the first such surgery in the United States, Northwestern Medicine doctors report. Following her infection, the Hispanic woman in her 20s suffered irreversible lung damage and […]
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Breanna Alosi and her family were taking it easy on a Sunday afternoon when the 33-year-old mother felt a pain in her upper back. She wondered if she’d moved wrong while lifting her 8-month-old son, Hunter. Her husband told her to […]
THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Social restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic can be especially hard for people who can’t visit loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease who are in nursing homes. Despite an easing of restrictions, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says nursing homes shouldn’t allow […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The boisterous bustle of students jostling down crowded hallways to reach lockers and classrooms has long served as one of the most powerful memories of high school life for many. Those loud, happy throngs might now belong to a […]
A detailed analysis of human African trypanosomiasis data systematically collected by WHO in the years 2000-2018 in the HAT Atlas was published in PloS NTDs showing the updated picture of the elimination trends in this disease. Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a lethal disease transmitted […]
COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in rich and poor countries alike – at risk of diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio. This stark warning comes from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ahead […]
FIFA, WHO, and the European Commission have joined forces, to launch the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children at risk of domestic violence. The campaign is a joint response from the three institutions to the recent spikes in reports of domestic violence as stay-at-home measures to prevent the spread […]
A new report by WHO, UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals that despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for stronger legislation to protect families from […]