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Long COVID Risk Has Declined Over the Pandemic and Vaccines May Be Key
You’re far less likely to develop Long COVID now than you were in the midst of the pandemic, promising new data shows. Changes in strains of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are playing a role in...
- Posted July 18, 2024
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Frequent House Moves Take Lifetime Toll on Kids’ Mental Health
Kids whose families frequently move have a significantly higher risk of depression later in life, a new study warns. Children who move once between the ages of 10 and 15 are 41% more likely to be diagnosed...
- Posted July 18, 2024
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Altered Mealtimes Linked to Depression, Anxiety in Shift Workers
Folks need to have their meals at regular intervals or risk slipping into anxiety or depression, a new study of airline personnel has found. Delaying breakfast or dinner appears to increase a person’s risk of developing a...
- Posted July 18, 2024
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Race, Insurance Stop Many Hispanics From Getting Post-Stroke Care
Hispanic people — particularly those without insurance — are less likely to get the additional care needed to recover from a stroke, a new study finds. Hispanic folks are less likely to be treated at a rehab...
- Posted July 18, 2024
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Telemedicine May Help Folks Battling Opioid Addiction Stick With Treatment
Telemedicine could be a better way to get opioid addicts to seek out and stick with treatment, a new study suggests. People referred to an addiction treatment clinic following a telemedicine evaluation were more likely to show...
- Posted July 18, 2024
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Retired Rugby Players Face Risks for Dementia, CTE
Alix Popham played in two rugby World Cups and won a Six Nations Grand Slam before retiring in 2011 as a professional in the rough-and-tumble game. By 2020, he had already been diagnosed with early onset dementia...
- Posted July 18, 2024
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Science Reveals ‘Magic Mushroom’ Chemical’s Mind-Altering Effects
“Magic” mushrooms achieve their psychedelic effects by temporarily scrambling a brain network involved in introspective thinking like daydreaming and remembering, a new study reports. Brain scans of people who took psilocybin — the psychedelic drug in ‘shrooms...
- Posted July 18, 2024
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Is Your Child With Type 1 Diabetes Facing ‘Diabetes Distress’?
Children born with type 1 diabetes are much more likely to develop certain mental health issues than those without the condition, a new study warns. Kids with type 1 diabetes are more than twice as likely to...
- Posted July 18, 2024
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Irregular Sleep Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Sleeping long hours one night but only a few hours the next can be unhealthy, with a new study finding “irregular” sleep patterns could be a risk factor for type...
- Posted July 17, 2024
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Feds Issue Warnings on ‘Copycat’ Delta-8 Products That Mimic Popular Foods
4In a joint effort to curb the illegal sales of food products containing delta-8 THC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday they have warned five companies to stop marketing such...
- Posted July 17, 2024