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- Mental Health Spending Increased 54% During Pandemic: Study A new study reveals the dramatic increase in the use of mental health services during the pandemic and shows that the increase has largely been sustained, mostly by people accessing care via telehealth.
- Laughter Really Is Good for the Heart, Study Finds A study found that people who engaged in “laughter therapy” had less inflammation and improved heart health.
- Specific GI Problems Linked to Parkinson’s Disease Risk Researchers found that people diagnosed with Parkinson’s were significantly more likely to have experienced four specific GI conditions leading up to a Parkinson’s diagnosis.
- People With Liver Disease Can Now Take Remdesivir for COVID The antiviral drug remdesivir has been approved by the FDA to treat COVID-19 in people who have all stages of liver disease.
- Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Also Works Against Heart Failure: Study The weight loss drug Wegovy is good for people with obesity who also have the most common form of heart failure, according to a study published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
- Some People With Long COVID Tested Negative for COVD-19 Some cases of long COVID-19 might be going unidentified because the patient’s initial infection wasn’t detected.
- Avoid 2 Eye Drop Products, FDA Advises The FDA is urging the public to avoid buying or using two different kinds of eye drops because of possible bacterial or fungal contamination.
- New COVID Strain May Evade Vaccines, Alarming Health Officials A new strain of COVID-19 that was only identified a week ago in the U.S. has prompted the CDC to take the rare step of issuing a formal message that it could evade vaccines or the protection of natural immunity.
- 1 in 5 Women Report Mistreatment During Maternity Care: CDC One in five women report mistreatment from medical professionals during pregnancy and childbirth – an issue people of color face at even higher rates, according to a survey released Tuesday by the CDC.
- Daily Screen Time Linked to Developmental Delays in Toddlers One-year-olds who had an hour or more of daily screen time were up to five times more likely to miss milestones for communication skills when they reached 2 years old, according to a new study from Japan.
- Is Hopefulness the Key to Better Mental and Physical Health? Recent surveys suggest that our hopefulness is sorely lagging, and in some populations more than others. Learning hopefulness is not only a good skill to have; it could be lifesaving.
- Salmonella Outbreak in 11 States Linked to Pet Turtles Health officials say they have linked a salmonella outbreak in 11 states to small pet turtles.
- FDA Approves RSV Vaccine to Be Given During Pregnancy The long-awaited vaccine for RSV that can be given to pregnant people was approved by the FDA on Monday.
- Ozempic and Wegovy Fakes Wreak Havoc: How to Stay Safe Patients are willing to bet their health on Wegovy and Ozempic fakes while drugmaker Novo Nordisk struggles to meet demand.
- COVID Cases Continue To Rise as Nation Awaits Updated Vaccine COVID-19 metrics keep ticking up, as the calendar counts down toward the end of September, when an updated vaccine is expected to be made available.
- Getting COVID Shots in Same Arm May Be More Effective, Study Says People may get more protection against COVID-19 if they get their vaccinations and boosters in the same arm, a new study says.
- COVID Deaths, Hospitalizations, Continue to Rise in U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are increasing in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
- Long COVID Leads to Greater Health Risks, Research Finds People who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus have a greater risk of many long-term health conditions, including diabetes, lung problems, fatigue, blood clots and disorders affecting the gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal systems.
- COVID May Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure Infection with COVID-19 may increase a person’s risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a new study.
- Gene Therapy Offers New Way to Fight Alcohol Use Disorder How cutting-edge science is leading the charge against a rising public health crisis.
- Flesh Eating Bacteria Causes Deaths in Three Coastal States Flesh-eating bacteria have killed eight people along the Eastern seaboard, prompting health officials to urge people to take precautions around warm sea water or when cooking or eating shellfish.
- Study Questions if Blue Light-Blocking Glasses Really Work Despite claims by their makers, blue light glasses probably don’t reduce eyestrain for people who spend a lot of time looking at computer screens or phones, according to an analysis published Thursday. The glasses probably don’t improve wearers’ sleep habits either, the study said.
- Tiny Organ, Long-Lasting Pain: Mystery of Chronic Appendicitis Although no official definition exists, chronic appendicitis happens when that finger-like pouch at the end of your colon becomes inflamed and causes belly pain in regular on-and-off episodes that can span weeks, months, or years.
- Marijuana Use, Binge Drinking Surge to Record Levels Young adults reported the highest ever rates of marijuana use in 2022, and middle-age adults reported the highest ever rates of binge drinking, according to results from an annual study.
- Moderna Says New COVID Booster Effective Against Eris Preliminary data shows the newly formulated COVID-19 booster from Moderna is effective against the widely circulating Eris subvariant, and another version of the virus that’s on the rise that some people are calling “Fornax.”