Expert says many psychiatrists KNOW theory low serotonin levels cause depression was 'incomplete'
Dr Jonathan Raskin, who is a psychotherapist at State University of New York, told DailyMail.com that he had been concerned the theory was 'incomplete' for 'a while'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug Overdose Deaths Rose More Among Black and Indigenous Americans During COVID-19 Pandemic
As COVID-19 consumed the U.S. in 2020, another health crisis was also raging: the drug overdose epidemic. Nearly 92,000 people died from drug overdoses that year, a 30% increase from 2019.
While overdose deaths rose across the population, the increase in deaths was far steeper among Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native people, according to data published July 19 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Overdose deaths rose 44% among Black people from 2019 to 2020, and 39% among American Indian and Alaska Native persons, according to the CDC’s ana...
Source: TIME: Health - July 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Latest Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant: Back to the Drawing Board?
(MedPage Today) -- Surgeons at New York University (NYU) transplanted two genetically modified pig hearts into individuals who were brain dead, and saw good cardiac function, with no signs of immediate rejection during a 72-hour observation period... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 12, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Pig Organ Transplants Inch Closer With Testing In The Dead
Researchers at New York University transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 12, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Flu Infection Could Help Fight Off Covid, Study Suggests
The findings suggest infection with both Covid and influenza —often dubbed “Flurona”—“does not represent a looming threat for humanity,” said study author Benjamin tenOever, a professor of microbiology at New York University. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 12, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Science /science Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Coronavirus Source Type: news
High cholesterol symptoms: Four signs cholesterol has 'found its way into the 'brain'
HIGH cholesterol rarely produces symptoms, which makes it a cunning killer. However, cholesterol can occasionally "find its way into the brain", warns the State University of New York's College of Optometry. There are four telltale signs to spot. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Half of Hospitals Have Implemented No Price Transparency
FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 -- Few hospitals are fully compliant with price transparency rules, according to a research letter published in the June 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Waqas Haque, M.D., from New York University... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What Our COVID-19 Response Can Teach Us About Containing Monkeypox
Monkeypox and COVID-19 are different in many ways. Though relatively rare, monkeypox has been around for decades; indeed, it has become endemic to parts of central and western Africa. There is already a vaccine that can prevent infection and research to show that monkeypox typically spreads via close or prolonged physical contact with an infectious person or their bodily fluids—meaning, based on what researchers know now, it probably won’t spread as widely or as fast as SARS-CoV-2, which can travel invisibly through the air.
Nonetheless, there has been some deja vu as monkeypox cases tick upward, reaching 780 i...
Source: TIME: Health - June 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Taylor Swift gets honorary degree from New York University - The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift has Grammys galore and now she has a new title — “doctor.” The superstar received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from New York University on Wednesday, blowing kisses... #superstar #yankeestadium #taylorswift #theassociatedpress #newyorkuniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taylor Swift before receiving an an honorary Doctor Of Fine Arts from New York University
The 32-year-old singer-songwriter is set to receive an honorary Doctor Of Fine Arts degree from New York University on Monday. The Red pop star will also address the graduating class. #singersongwriter #taylorswift #popstar #newyorkuniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Read Taylor Swift's Inspiring Speech for NYU's Class of '22
“Today, you leave New York University and then you go out into the world searching for what’s next. And so will I,” superstar says at Yankee Stadium #nyu #inspiringspeech #superstar #taylorswift #yankeestadium (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Geisel Researchers Receive $4 Million Grant to Improve Office Visit Interactions Between People Living with Dementia, Care Partners, and Clinicians
A team of researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine has received a $4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to improve “triadic” interactions between patients living with dementia, their care partners, and their clinicians. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - May 17, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Timothy Dean Tags: News Research Alzheimer’s Paul Barr Source Type: news
Why So Many Young Adults with Depression Don ’t Get Treatment
Depression affects more young adults than any other adult age group. Each year, 7.5% of U.S. adults suffer from at least one major depressive episode: characterized by persistent sadness, diminished interest in activities, feelings of emptiness, hopelessness, or other similar symptoms lasting at least two weeks. But 17% of people ages 18 to 25 did in 2020, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIH). Major depressive episodes are usually signs of clinical depression.
That’s an even bigger problem than it seems, because a study published May 10 in JAMA Network Open found that most of these young people...
Source: TIME: Health - May 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Mental Health Source Type: news
Backlash Erupts as N.Y.U. Weighs Hiring Scientist Accused of Harassment
A walkout at New York University ’s medical school was held to protest the possible hiring of Dr. David Sabatini, who has been accused of sexual misconduct. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashley Wong Tags: Sexual Harassment Workplace Hazards and Violations Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Medical Schools New York University Sabatini, David (1968- ) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hughes, Howard Medical Institute Source Type: news
Warning over cannabis 'edibles' as doctors urge parents to store them far away from children
Researchers at New York University found 22 products that could be mistaken for regular snacks at 'first glance'. Parents were urged to keep them out of reach of children. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
