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Researchers identify 55 lingering effects of COVID-19

As COVID-19 hospitalizations once again soar in a fourth surge more than 18 months after the pandemic started, some patients continue to experience symptoms long after recovering from COVID, according to a Houston Methodist study recently published in Nature's Scientific Reports.

30 Aug 2021

‘My time to live’: Through novel program, kidney patients get palliative care, dialysis ’til the end

After a decade of living with chronic kidney disease, Vonita McGee knows her body is wearing out.

30 Aug 2021

Researchers analyze dynamic changes in chest CT images over 167 days in 11 COVID-19 patients

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. In this article the authors Jianqin Liang, Guizeng Liu, Shuzhuang Yu, Yang Yang, Yanchun Li, Hongli Tian, Zhe Chen and Wenping Gong The Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China and Nanpi County People's Hospital, Hebei, China discuss dynamic changes in chest CT images over 167 days in 11 patients with COVID-19.

28 Aug 2021

More than one-third of physician assistants suffer from burnout, study reports

More than one-third of physician assistants meet criteria for burnout, suggests a study in the September issue of JAAPA, Journal of the American Academy of PAs. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

28 Aug 2021

PETA scientists come up with state-of-the-art tools to implement animal-free research

This week marks the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, and the thousands of scientists attending this year's virtual conference will hear from PETA scientists on matters ranging from scientific and ethical concerns regarding inflicting permanent brain damage on primates to toxicity testing in rabbits.

28 Aug 2021

Smoking cessation more likely to improve mood in heart attack survivors

Smokers with depression at the time of a heart attack who quit smoking are more likely to improve their mood than those who continue the habit. That's the finding of research presented at ESC Congress 2021.

27 Aug 2021

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health in the UK

A review of the literature on the impact of COVID-19 on adult mental health in the UK has revealed a decline in mental health. Read more here.

27 Aug 2021

FDA approves drug-free stroke rehabilitation system to treat upper extremity motor deficits

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System), a first-of-its-kind, drug-free rehabilitation system intended to treat moderate to severe upper extremity motor deficits associated with chronic ischemic stroke—a stroke caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain with long-lasting symptoms—using vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).

27 Aug 2021

Jaw surgery takes a $27,119 bite out of one man’s budget

For years, Ely Bair dealt with migraine headaches, jaw pain and high blood pressure, until a dentist recommended surgery to realign his jaw to get to the root of his health problems.

27 Aug 2021

Study: One half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience persistent symptoms after one year

Most symptoms of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients are resolved within 12 months, however, around one half still experience at least one persistent symptom, a study of 1,276 patients from Wuhan, China, published in The Lancet, has found.

27 Aug 2021

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors linked with changes to the brain's connectivity

COVID-19 survivors report significantly higher symptoms of post-traumatic stress, and these symptoms are associated with changes to the brain's connectivity, according to a study coauthored by Vince Calhoun, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University and director of the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS).

27 Aug 2021

Study assesses the use of complementary and integrative healthcare by people with spinal cord injury

In a cross-sectional self-report study led by experts from five Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers, a survey of people with spinal cord injury revealed that 80 percent of participants were current or previous users of complementary and integrative healthcare approaches such as multivitamins, massage, and acupuncture.

26 Aug 2021

Johns Hopkins experts share tips to protect kids heading back to school

Children across the nation are heading back to school, a time of year that can bring a variety of emotions from excitement to anxiety.

26 Aug 2021

Better communication and patient-centered psychiatric care are key to reducing absconding events

Patients run away from in-patient mental health facilities because they experience bad news or conflict, or because they have specific everyday things to do, a Flinders University study has found, adding fewer than 2 in every 100 patients leave care.

26 Aug 2021

Study examines impact of COVID pandemic on birth outcomes in Wales

Researchers in the UK have looked at the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on the population birth outcomes in 2020, detailing the experiences of the expectant mothers from immunization rates for babies to self-reported levels of stress and anxiety in the mothers, compared to pre-COVID years.

25 Aug 2021

Child mortality in England dropped significantly during COVID-19 pandemic

In a study conducted at Cardiff University and the University of Bristol, UK, scientists have observed that in England, the all-cause child mortality rate has dropped significantly during the first year of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic compared to that in the pre-pandemic year. The highest reduction in mortality rate has been observed in children under the age of 10 years. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

25 Aug 2021

Prevalence of suicidal thinking did not increase among veterans during the pandemic

Many public health experts feared the COVID-19 pandemic would cause an increase in suicidal behavior among U.S. military veterans, a group that already has high rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder and which experienced a 30% surge in suicides between 2010 and 2018.

25 Aug 2021

Telepsychiatry in rural health centers expands access to high-quality care for underserved patients

John Nolan served in the U.S. Army and Marines and later worked in law enforcement and as a correctional officer. A career spent dealing with traumatic events led to post-traumatic stress disorder and insomnia. He felt like his life was spinning out of control.

25 Aug 2021

Young adults with ADHD 69% more likely to have had a substance use disorder

Half of adults aged 20-39 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have had a substance use disorder (SUD) in their lifetime according to new research published online ahead of print this month in Alcohol and Alcoholism.

25 Aug 2021

From Uber vouchers to patient advocates: What it takes to increase ER addiction treatment

For years, Kayla West watched the opioid epidemic tear through her eastern Tennessee community. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, she treated people with mental illness but felt she needed to do more to address addiction.

25 Aug 2021

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Researchers identify 55 lingering effects of COVID-19

‘My time to live’: Through novel program, kidney patients get palliative care, dialysis ’til the end

Researchers analyze dynamic changes in chest CT images over 167 days in 11 COVID-19 patients

More than one-third of physician assistants suffer from burnout, study reports

PETA scientists come up with state-of-the-art tools to implement animal-free research

Smoking cessation more likely to improve mood in heart attack survivors

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health in the UK

FDA approves drug-free stroke rehabilitation system to treat upper extremity motor deficits

Jaw surgery takes a $27,119 bite out of one man’s budget

Study: One half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience persistent symptoms after one year

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors linked with changes to the brain's connectivity

Study assesses the use of complementary and integrative healthcare by people with spinal cord injury

Johns Hopkins experts share tips to protect kids heading back to school

Better communication and patient-centered psychiatric care are key to reducing absconding events

Study examines impact of COVID pandemic on birth outcomes in Wales

Child mortality in England dropped significantly during COVID-19 pandemic

Prevalence of suicidal thinking did not increase among veterans during the pandemic

Telepsychiatry in rural health centers expands access to high-quality care for underserved patients

Young adults with ADHD 69% more likely to have had a substance use disorder

From Uber vouchers to patient advocates: What it takes to increase ER addiction treatment

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