In a recent study published in JAMA on September 26, 2023, researchers look into the mental health crisis among healthcare workers, noting that they have a 32% elevated risk of suicide overall....
Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on the global impact of high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension. Data from the report revealed that approximately...
Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced an investigation into Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterium that has managed to infect multiple healthy people in community settings. The...
In a recent press release, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the results of a study funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), noting high rates of...
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a subset of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently published a study in Environmental Epidemiology...
On August 18, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a press release announcing a potential link between severe COVID-19 and changes to the innate immune system. The National Institute...
Earlier this week, researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine published an investigation analyzing the impacts of air pollution from varying sources on dementia risk in the United States. Researchers...
According to the most recent data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant, EG.5, is now the leading cause of new COVID-19 cases across the...
On August 9, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of the Heat-Related Illness EMS Activation Surveillance Dashboard, also known as EMS HeatTracker,...
A recent study published in JAMA Neurology on July 24, 2023, linked depression diagnoses to dementia diagnoses later in life. Researchers’ analysis revealed that early- and middle-life depression...
An NIH-funded study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine concluded that consuming omega-3 fatty acids from fish or supplements can help maintain lung health,...
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open concluded that mental health emergency department visits are less elastic than overall emergency department (ED) visits. Using data from before and during...
On June 26, 2023, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory prompted by local cases in Florida and Texas. The organization...
As an addendum to guidelines published in December 2022, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has updated its screening guidelines for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in diabetic patients....
Earlier this week, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its screening recommendations for . The suggestions may guide mental health professionals, endorse early...
On June 16, 2023, the FDA issued a statement warning restaurants, retailers, and consumers to avoid serving, selling, or consuming raw oysters from Dai One Food Co, Ltd, and Central Fisheries Co, Ltd,...
A CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published last week revealed an increase in meningococcal disease among individuals with HIV in 2022. The report estimated that, compared to cases in...
Data from the 2021 and 2022 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health showed that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals are more likely to have substance use and mental health disorders. The data,...
A study conducted by Yale researchers may have found one of the underlying mechanisms that makes it so difficult for obese people to lose weight. Data from the paper published in Nature showed that,...
Wildfires across Canada and the United States have threatened public health across the regions. As communities go up in flames, toxic chemicals are released into the environment, damaging lungs and...
