Why Phone Calls Beat Video Chats (and Nothing Beats IRL)
A version of this article appeared in this week’s It’s Not Just You newsletter. SUBSCRIBE HERE to have an essay delivered to your inbox every Sunday. My friend Haley called me the other day. She hadn’t texted me in advance to “find a time” to chat. Nor did we have a Zoom date “on the calendar.” She just up and called me unannounced. It was thrilling, this unscheduled, spontaneous conversation without a purpose or the weight of a formal catch-up. It felt like wheeling over to someone in the office to hear a joke. I was reminded of that larger orbit of friendships outside the i...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Susanna Schrobsdorff Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen It's Not Just You Source Type: news

How Do I Know if It ’s a Panic Attack or Heart Attack?
Title: How Do I Know if It ’s a Panic Attack or Heart Attack?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - February 26, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Short Course of Psychotherapy Can Help Ease Panic Disorder
MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 -- New research offers up hopeful news for the millions of people struggling with panic disorder. Two relatively brief types of psychotherapy can help alleviate the often-debilitating symptoms of this anxiety disorder. Fully... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here ’ s How to Tell the Difference
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - February 19, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 -- A heart attack and a panic attack share many similar symptoms, so it ' s crucial to determine which one it is, experts say. Chest pain, racing heart, shortness of breath and sweating can occur with both, but only a heart... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 19, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Panic Attack or Heart Attack? How to Tell the Difference
Title: Panic Attack or Heart Attack? How to Tell the DifferenceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - February 19, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Psychotherapy for panic disorder shows positive long-term effects
(Lund University) Psychotherapy for panic disorder produces good results, and the effects are lasting. That is the result from a large long-term study from Lund University in Sweden. Two years after treatment were 70 per cent of the patients clearly improved and 45 per cent were remitted. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 16, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Covid pressures triggering mental health issues among health staff
Health staff are suffering severe mental health problems such as panic attacks and having sleepless nights because of the pandemic, according to a survey published today (Thursday) by UNISON. The findings reveal almost half (48%) of health employees​ including nurses, porters, paramedics, healthcare assistants and A&E staff across the UK have struggled to cope. The union says free 24-hour helplines are urgently needed to support those experiencing burnout​, especially as hospital admissions continue to soar. The report Worry in Mind is based on responses from more than 14,000 employees in hospitals, GP pract...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 28, 2021 Category: Food Science Authors: Garfield Myrie Tags: News Press release Covid-19 mental health Sara Gorton Source Type: news

Ben Miller health: Death in Paradise detective struggles with panic attacks - symptoms
BEN MILLER played the detective Richard Poole in the first two series of crime drama Death in Paradise. Since then, the actor has starred in Bridgerton. Yet with all the confidence that comes with screenplay, he's not immune to panic attacks. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High blood mirtazapine concentration in a newborn - a case of suspected postpartum infanticide - Sasao A, Yonemitsu K, Ohtsu Y, Tsutsumi H, Furukawa S, Kimura-Mishima S, Nishitani Y.
We report a sudden death of an infant due to mirtazapine poisoning. A 15-day-old newborn boy was found dead when he was sleeping beside his mother who had suffered from panic disorder for approximately 1  year. After giving birth, she complained of palpita... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Rage, fear, and panic attacks: An ICU nurse gets the vaccine after a rough year
Intensive care nurse Andrea Kosloski describes the vaccine as a "snippet of hope" after what has been a long, rough year. Kosloski gives a raw account of the mental toll of the pandemic, including bouts of rage, crying, and panic attacks. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news

Expanding fear of loss of vigilance: intolerance of uncertainty, responsibility for harm, and fear of sleep for predicting nocturnal panic - Smith NS, Capron DW.
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Nocturnal panic involves experiencing panic attacks out of a sleeping state without obvious causes. Roughly half of patients with panic disorder will experience nocturnal panic in addition to panic attacks while awake, or daytime pani... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Predictive inflammatory biomarkers for change in suicidal ideation in major depressive disorder and panic disorder: a 12-week follow-up study - Choi KW, Jang EH, Kim AY, Kim H, Park MJ, Byun S, Fava M, Mischoulon D, Papakostas GI, Yu HY, Jeon HJ.
Previous studies have investigated the role of inflammatory markers in suicidality of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) or panic disorder (PD). However, few studies have investigated associations between serum inflammatory cytokine levels and s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Some COVID Patients Struggling With Lingering Effects Months Later
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - December 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Bill Shields Coronavirus Source Type: news

Heart attack symptoms: How to tell the difference between a panic attack and heart attack
A HEART ATTACK has been described as "similar to having a panic attack", by the NHS, so how can you tell the difference between the two conditions? Find out here. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news