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AAOS: Spouses of Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement See Their Own Lives Improve

THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – Spouses of patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty see a significant improvement in their own quality of life, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of...

Federal Addiction And Mental Health Agency Faces Major Staff Cuts

THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – A key federal agency responsible for addiction and mental health services is facing deep staff cuts. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...

Self-Perceived Stress Linked to Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke

MONDAY, March 10, 2025 – Self-perceived stress is associated with cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS), according to a study published online March 5 in Neurology. Shakar Kutal, from the Helsinki...

Four in 10 Adults With Chronic Pain Report Depression, Anxiety

FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 – Approximately 40 percent of adults with chronic pain experience depression or anxiety, according to a review published online March 7 in JAMA Network Open. Rachel V. Aaron, ...

Music Soothes Depression In Dementia Patients

FRIDAY, March 7, 2024 – Music therapy can help lift the spirits and ease depression in people with dementia, a new evidence review has found. Findings suggest that music-based therapy probably...

Chronic Stress Boosts Stroke Risk In Young Women

THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – Chronic stress can increase young women’s risk of stroke, a new study says. Moderate stress increases risk of stroke by 78% in women but not in men, researchers reported in ...

Coaches Are Abusive To 1 In 5 NCAA Athletes, Survey Finds

TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 – Yelling. Taunts. Insults. Harsh words. Physical violence. About 1 in 5 college athletes receive such abuse from their coaches, researchers report. Overall, nearly 19% of...

Bad Meetings Can Leave You With a Productivity 'Hangover'

TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 – Bad meetings don’t just waste time – they can leave workers with a "meeting hangover," new research shows. More than 90% of employees surveyed by the University of North C...

Psychosomatic Misdiagnosis Can Have Lasting Negative Impact on Patients

MONDAY, March. 3, 2025 – Chronic diseases misdiagnosed as psychosomatic can lead to long-term damage to patients' physical and mental well-being, according to a study published online March 3...

Physical Activity Linked to Better Mental, Brain Health

FRIDAY. Feb. 28, 2025 – Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests. Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the...

Behavioral, Developmental Disorders in Children More Common in Recent Years

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – The prevalence of children's behavioral and developmental disorders increased nationally from 2019 to 2022, with some conditions linked to caregivers' mental well-being,...

Study Reveals How the Brain Lets Go of Fear

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – Feeling scared? Your fear is a survival tool, but sometimes, it overreacts – making us afraid of things that aren’t true threats.  A new study shows how the brain learns t...

Antidepressants Might Accelerate Dementia Decline

TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay news) – Antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people with dementia for symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleeplessness. But a specific...

Parents' Mental Health Impacts Kids' Risk of ADHD, Anxiety

MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – A parent’s mental health appears to influence their kids’ chances of developing anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral disorders, a new study says. Children were more than four ti...

Hospice, Palliative Care Underused Among Advanced Cancer Patients

MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – Many patients with incurable cancer aren’t getting care that could ease their suffering at the end of life, a new study suggests. Close to half of patients with advanced c...

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