An expert in treatment-resistant depression shares successful treatment strategies doctors can try to help with TRD.
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Wednesday 30 November 2022
F.D.A. Considering New Approach to Blood Donation by Gay and Bisexual Men
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Managing Treatment-Resistant Depression: One Person's Story
Learn how someone with treatment-resistant depression used therapy, community, and self-advocacy to help manage her condition.
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Deaths From Substance Abuse Rose Sharply Among Older Americans in 2020
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Black Patients Fare Worse Than White Patients After Angioplasty, Stents
A new study finds Black adults who undergo a common procedure to open up clogged arteries are readmitted to the hospital more often than their white peers.
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Amazon Clinic: What You Need to Know
Amazon is encouraging patients to “skip the waiting room” with the launch of Amazon Clinic, a virtual health care service that aims to offer treatment for nearly 2 dozen common health conditions. Here's what to know.
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Tuesday 29 November 2022
Can AI Drive More Diversity in Drug Development?
A first in a series examining the impact and potential of artificial intelligence in health care.
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Monday 28 November 2022
Holiday Travel: How to Get Where You're Going (and Stay Well)
Planning to travel this season? Here's how to stay happy and healthy en route.
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Cutting Table Salt Tied to Lower Heart Disease Risk
Researchers say their findings are good news because they suggest you don't have to cut out salt entirely to reduce your heart disease risk, just minimize adding extra to your plate.
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College Students Found Help in Personal Pandemic Stories
The COVID-19 pandemic was hard on everyone, especially during the early months of the lockdown. But college students had particularly high stress levels, with mental health effects that have remained in some people even 2 years later.
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Organ Donations Rise Around Motorcycle Rallies
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Is It Long COVID, or Dementia, or Both?
Scientists are starting to confirm what doctors, patients, and their families can already see: Older patients who have had COVID-19 have a higher risk of getting dementia.
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Wednesday 23 November 2022
Flu and R.S.V. Hit the Holidays, Heightening Demand for Antibiotics and Antivirals
By BY ANDREW JACOBS AND RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/eR9uH8h
Thanksgiving Kitchen Safety Tips for the Whole Family
Here are tips to keep even the youngest members of the family safe during meal preparation.
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What to Know About Your Health Insurer’s Formulary Drug List
How do drug formularies work? Learn more about your health insurer's list of preferred drugs and how it can save you money.
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A NY Hospital System Has a Big-Time Chef Making Big Changes
From the moment you walk into the massive kitchen at Northern Westchester Hospital, you quickly realize that bland, processed food isn’t on the menu for patients at this hospital that’s part of the largest health care system in New York state.
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Tuesday 22 November 2022
A Growing List of Musicians Sidelined Due to Long COVID
For many artists, it’s the elephant in the room they don’t want to talk about in an industry that depends on people being around one another.
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Could This Computer Help You Beat Cancer?
Perhaps overshadowed by the widespread emergence of AI and virtual medicine, quantum computing is quietly poised to transform – down to the last atom – how we attack big problems like cancer and drug development.
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Without Guidelines, Docs Make Their Own Long COVID Protocols
Treating the condition requires equal combinations of skill, experience, and intuition, and doctors waiting for guidelines have started cobbling together treatment plans designed to ease the worst symptoms.
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Optimizing Treatment for Inoperable Lung Cancer
There are more treatments than ever for inoperable lung cancer. Here’s how to make your therapy work toward its fullest.
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Inoperable Lung Cancer: Innovations That Are Changing the Outlook
Innovations for inoperable lung cancer like CT-scan-guided radiation and immunotherapy may soon be combined to fight lung cancer more effectively.
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Monday 21 November 2022
Early Diagnosis and Why It Matters
For most types of inherited retinal dystrophy, there is no cure. Find out why early diagnosis is still critical for your quality of life.
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Being Diagnosed With Inherited Retinal Dystrophy
Being diagnosed with a hereditary vision disease is life-changing. Learn how someone with retinitis pigmentosa manages life with low vision.
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My Dialysis Machine Works as My Kidneys, for Now
If you have autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), you may need dialysis at some point. Here’s what to expect.
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Laughter Might Actually Be the Best Medicine
One of the most important benefits of laughing may be its positive effects on mental health and the ability to cope with the multitude of life’s curveballs, especially as we grow older. The challenge is keeping the humor muscle pumped and primed.
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69 vs. 70: Bias Against Older Organ Donors May Be Costing Lives
A new study finds organizations that receive organs for transplant patients are less likely to choose one from an older donor.
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Saturday 19 November 2022
What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home?
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Friday 18 November 2022
Schools Teaching Mindfulness, Meditation to Help Lower Stress
Meditation and mindfulness programs are now being used in some schools , from elementary through high school, to help children ease their anxiety. Advocates say it’s the remedy for mental health ills; critics say more scientific research is needed.
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Using an Online Pharmacy to Buy Meds? It's Buyer Beware, FDA Says
The FDA warns that while some pharmacy websites operate legally and can offer convenience, privacy and lower costs, others may be selling unapproved, counterfeit and unsafe medications.
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F.D.A. Approves a Drug That Can Delay Type 1 Diabetes
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Have Celiac Disease? You May Need Screening for Other Disorders
Multiple studies that have found people with celiac disease face higher risks for diabetes, thyroid conditions, arthritis, and other autoimmune disorders.
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Thursday 17 November 2022
Everyday Pain Relief: High Blood Pressure
Learn about pain relief medications and the risks they may pose risks for people with high blood pressure. Some OTC pain relief medications can increase blood pressure.
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everyday-pain-relief-ulcers
If you have an ulcer, many over-the-counter drugs like aspirin and Advil can cause unwanted side effects that may make your ulcer worse. Here's what you need to know about each drug type.
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Screen Time May Help Concussion Recovery
Allowing young patients to return to their TikTok feeds may be better than screen-time bans, Canadian researchers say.
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Crohn’s Disease Doesn’t Define Me
Christina Difeo Petrella’s life with Crohn’s.
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A Cure for Crohn’s: How Close Are We?
A Crohn’s disease researcher talks about the quest for a cure and better treatments.
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Wednesday 16 November 2022
‘A Huge Deal’: Millions Have Long COVID, and More Are Expected
Roughly 7% of all adult Americans may currently have had long COVID, according to the latest U.S. government survey collected in October. More than a quarter say their condition is severe enough to significantly limit their day-to-day activities.
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Deforestation Brings Bat-Borne Virus Home to Roost
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Advances in Heart Failure: What’s on the Horizon?
A specialist describes the latest treatments for heart failure, and which new therapies are in the pipeline.
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How the Latest Technology Can Help You Manage Heart Failure
Learn about some of the latest tools you can use to manage your heart failure, from medical devices to apps and text messages.
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Tuesday 15 November 2022
Walmart Agrees to Pay $3.1 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
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Study Confirms Memory, Concentration Issues After Lyme Disease
People who have been treated for Lyme disease, but continue to have symptoms, have changes in their brains that confirm the memory and concentration problems many of them have reported, a new study has found.
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Roberta Flack Has ALS, Can No Longer Sing
Her ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” manager Suzanne Koga said in a statement to the AP. “But it will take a lot more than ALS to silence this icon.”
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Lung Cancer: Advice That Helps, Advice That Hurts
A non-small-cell lung cancer survivor and advocate shares the words that helped and hurt her the most.
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Monday 14 November 2022
Get Hives and Wheeze When It’s Cold? It May Be Cold Urticaria
With cold urticaria, patients develop red, raised, itchy bumps — hives — after exposure to cold, and may have trouble breathing.
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As the Pandemic Drags On, Americans Struggle for New Balance
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