by Lindsay Smith Rogers, Johns Hopkins University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Last year’s “tripledemic” of flu, COVID-19 and RSV left many of us wary of what the coming respiratory virus season might bring. But this year’s landscape is already different, with new vaccines and treatments, like the game-changing antibody that protects kids from RSV, offering new...
by Medical University of South Carolina Dr. del Monte from the Medical University of South Carolina enjoys a break from her research into Alzheimer’s disease and heart failure. Credit: The photo was taken by Sarah Pack from the Medical University of South Carolina. The passing of June’s summer solstice, the longest day of the year, prompts reflection on all of the...
by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Millions of Americans with tobacco-related lung disease have symptoms that do not fit any existing tobacco-related disease criteria—including the most common of those, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco. In a study published Aug. 1, 2023,...
by Yale School of Medicine Atopic dermatitis. Credit: AfroBrazilian/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disorder that has well-established associations with depression and anxiety. A new Yale School of Medicine study, published in Archives of Dermatological Research, finds AD is also associated with increased risk for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Schizophrenia is...
by Emily Caldwell, The Ohio State University GI symptoms in CRC survivors (Prevalence, and severity). A. Prevalence of GI symptoms with mild (blue bar) and with moderate-to-severe symptoms (red bar). Y-axis unit % (prevalence of GI symptoms among 413 colorectal cancer survivors). B. Mean Severity of GI symptoms (Y axis unit 0 ‘none’ to 3 ‘severe’...
By Marita Vlachou Aug 1, 2023, 09:37 AM EDT Over three years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Biden administration on Monday announced the creation of an office to coordinate the government response to long COVID as coronavirus cases appear to be rising again in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines...
Woet L. Gianotten, MD May 18, 2023 For health professionals, the thought that our parents and grandparents don’t have sex — or didn’t — might be comforting. Woet Gianotten, MD The reality is that for a significant proportion of our older patients, sex has no use-by date. Humans are sexual beings throughout their lives, yet the culture...
Lisa O’Mary June 13, 2023 A topical gel that may work faster than erectile dysfunction pills has been approved for over-the-counter use in the United States. The gel, which can help users get an erection within 10 minutes, is already available without a prescription in Europe. The FDA approved the drug, called Eroxon, on Friday, noting that it is a first-of-its-kind treatment. Eroxon...
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Psychiatric and neurological diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite their shared neural origin, they have distinct underlying pathogenic entities and are classified separately in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). However, the degree to which they share an etiological basis and genetic influences is unclear. Psychiatric disorders have a neurobiological...
