Dear Amy: I’m a man and getting mixed responses from the women in my life over a recent visit to my doctor for a medical exam. It is not the first time this has happened, but it continues to be an awkward situation for me. My visit starts, as usual, with the heart rate and […]
Summary: A novel approach combines an online psychiatric assessment with a blood test to diagnose bipolar disorder, a condition often misdiagnosed as major depressive disorder. This blood test, alongside the digital assessment, can accurately diagnose up to 30% of bipolar disorder cases. It provides not just a faster diagnostic tool but also an objective insight […]
Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life, according to a new study from researchers at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The work, published Oct. 25 in Science Translational Medicine, has implications for […]
jaboticaba / iStock Adult long-COVID patients in England reported worse mental health and related quality of life than those who were never infected or recovered from their infections, suggests a study yesterday in Nature Communications. Imperial College London researchers analyzed self-reported mental health and quality of life among 276,840 participants from August to December 2022. […]
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A local blood bank is changing the blood donation experience through these new mixed reality headsets, aiming to ease anxiety, attract new donors, and enhance the overall blood donation process. Impact Life has recently unveiled their latest mixed reality headsets for blood donors to use while giving blood. The mixed reality […]
NEW YORK — Gay and bisexual men at high risk for mpox infection should get vaccinated for the virus even after the current outbreak ends, government health advisers said Wednesday. The committee’s recommendation now goes to the director to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and — if she signs off on it — […]
In a new 3-part video series on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with Christine E. Seidman, MD, FACC, FAHA, Managing Editor Christine Book sat down with the cardiovascular research leader to learn more about the critical work and research she is conducting in this field. In the first of this 3-part “One on One” series, Dr. Christine Seidman — recognized as […]
Oct. 25 (UPI) — Researchers at the University of Cambridge said Wednesday they have developed a way to use biomarkers in a blood test to more accurately diagnose bipolar disorder. Details of the research were published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Advertisement Bipolar disorder is often misdiagnosed with major depressive disorder because both have numerous […]
When I woke Monday morning and walked into my living room I knew something was wrong. I couldn’t see out the window. I couldn’t see a thing. Nada. Nothing but a red light in the distance. I couldn’t see beyond my window sill. I was one of hundreds of thousands of people in southeastern Louisiana […]
Individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black and Hispanic/Latino descent are more likely to need transfusions to treat certain genetic blood diseases. Blood from those of the same descent is much needed and in short supply. Below, the mom of a patient, a physician and a Blood Bank executive address the need to diversify local blood donors.