Mental illness and video games are not to blame for mass shootings: it’s access to deadly weapons, experts say 31%
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Illness can morph you without your consent
When I was first diagnosed, I was told that Crohn’s disease was chronic. I looked that word up. Chronic: "Persisting
Continue reading »Psychedelics to treat mental illness? Australian researchers are giving it a go
An estimated one in ten Australians were taking antidepressants in 2015. That’s double the number using them in 2000, and
Continue reading »Flu-Like Illness Tied to Increased Relative Mortality in ESRD
THURSDAY, Jan. 24, 2019 — Community activity for influenza-like illness (ILI) is associated with seasonal variation in all-cause mortality among
Continue reading »This Woman Went From Bed-Ridden To Building A Multi-Million Dollar Company In Just 6 Years
To the average Joe, Peta Shulman is wellness personified. She has that infectious, unmistakable glow of someone that drinks bone
Continue reading »Infections in the young may be tied to risk for mental illness: study
Could an infection make your child or teen prone to mental health issues? New research from Denmark suggests it’s possible.
Continue reading »U of Maryland student dies of adenovirus-related illness
(HealthDay)—An 18-year-old University of Maryland student has died from an adenovirus-related illness, and there have been reports of five other
Continue reading »Medical-records study links dementia-related brain changes to hospital stays for critical illness
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a novel analysis of more than a thousand patients adds to evidence that hospitalization,
Continue reading »Critically ill patients supported by respirators in ICUs may develop weakness from drug treatment, not illness
At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) develop muscular weakness
Continue reading »Asthmatic teens even more likely to vape than those without the illness
(HealthDay)— Perhaps assuming that e-cigarettes are “safer” than tobacco, teens with asthma now vape at higher rates than those without
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