Mental health disorders may rise with air pollution, study suggests
As air quality declines, the prevalence of mental health conditions may rise, a large, new study suggests. Looking at data on millions of people in the United States and Denmark,…
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Some patients find Internet searches helpful in diagnosing rare disease
A middle-aged woman had persistent symptoms that doctors couldn’t explain. Frustrated, she took an increasingly common route: a search through the Internet. “Dr. Google” led the woman to specialists at…
Electric brain stimulation may help people with severe mental illness
For people with mental illness, focusing attention over long periods of time, distinguishing between two different things and processing information can be a challenge, a new study says. Now, researchers…
Nearly half of patients keep information about sexual assault, depression from doctors
Nearly half of people who’ve survived a sexual assault, faced threats of domestic violence, struggled with depression or thought about committing suicide has not reported these experiences during a doctor’s…
New gel may prevent scarring after cardiac surgery
A new solution may help prevent deadly adhesions that follow heart surgeries, new research shows. Researchers have created a new gel to apply to damaged heart tissue that may prevent…
Vaping linked to 127 cases of seizures, FDA says
There have been 118 more reports of e-cigarette users suffering seizures since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first warned the public about the danger in April. That brings the…
Study: 90 percent of youth gun deaths are assault, suicide
Although more children are dying from gun violence than ever, not enough research exists to address the problem, researchers say in a new metanalysis of previous research. About 90 percent…
Female doctors trade work hours for family time
More and more women doctors are cutting work hours or leaving the medical profession altogether to spend time with their families, findings show. Researchers found 40 percent of female physicians…
Too much caffeine during pregnancy may harm baby’s liver
No matter how tired you get during your pregnancy, a new animal study suggests that countering your fatigue with too much coffee might harm your baby. Female rats that were…
Psychotherapy should be first option to treat depression in young people, study says
Adolescents and young adults with mental illness may not benefit significantly from antidepressants, a new study suggests. Instead, psychotherapy should be the first treatment option for young people with depression,…
