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ThursdayMar 24, 2022 3:21 pm

Survey Data Shows More Than 230M Workdays Missed Every Year Due to AUD

Data from a recently conducted study shows that about 9% of adults in America who work full-time may suffer from alcohol use disorder. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a condition characterized by an impaired ability to control or stop the use of alcohol, despite adverse consequences in an individual’s health, work life or social life. The survey, which involved more than 110,000 adults in the United States, was carried out by researchers from the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. Their objective was to determine the relationship between missing work and the heavy use of alcohol. The…

WednesdayMar 23, 2022 3:23 pm

American Hospital Association Calls on Congress to Address Shortage of Behavioral Healthcare Providers

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is urging the Senate Finance Committee to strengthen financial support programs that assist healthcare systems to address the shortage of providers of behavioral healthcare. The organization recently penned a statement to Congress highlighting how the coronavirus pandemic increased the demand for care and aggravated the behavioral health crisis. All individuals, but particularly children and adolescents, are experiencing high rates of depression, anxiety and substance use disorder, among other mental issues. However, barriers hinder them from acquiring proper care. Currently, health systems and hospitals are finding it hard to offer sufficient behavioral healthcare services to youths…

TuesdayMar 22, 2022 12:36 pm

Rates of PTSD High Among Athletes

While almost every individual will experience a traumatic event at least once in their lifetime, not everybody will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”). Research has found that unlike the general population, some groups do undergo experiences that make them more susceptible to PTSD. For instance, members of the military have some of the highest rates, at 38%, with 33% of ICU nurses and 18% of nurses also meeting the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder. Studies have now found that this disorder is also common in athletes, with estimates ranging from 13% to 25%. PTSD is classified with stressor and…

MondayMar 21, 2022 12:25 pm

Serious Mental Disorders Tied to Increased Heart-Disease Risks

A new study has found that individuals who have been diagnosed with mental health conditions such as schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia have a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease when they are young, in comparison to adults who haven’t been diagnosed with these mental conditions. Schizoaffective disorder is a continuous duration of illness in which an individual experiences major mood episodes, which could be depressive or manic. Individuals with this disorder meet the criteria for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that causes delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech while bipolar disorder is a mental disorder that causes untempered shifts…

FridayMar 18, 2022 2:58 pm

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Affected Chronic Illnesses

The coronavirus pandemic has significantly changed the health landscape in the United States these past two years, especially when it comes to the management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes. The pandemic has raised the threat of more serious ailments for many individuals with underlying health conditions. This will likely contribute to an increase in mortality for some of the leading causes of death, including diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Robert Gabbay of the American Diabetes Association stated that most of the issues and conditions that need to be addressed with diabetes had been delayed for a long period, noting…

ThursdayMar 17, 2022 2:14 pm

Study Discovers Link Between Metabolism, the Circadian Rhythm

New research on addiction conducted by scientists from the University of California-Irvine has discovered links between metabolism and the circadian rhythm. The circadian clock relies on various interactions between systems to maintain regular timing and is entwined with metabolism. Environmental and/or genetic changes can distort communication between organs, which modifies the rhythm of various activities. Professor Emiliana Borrelli, the study’s author, stated that the group’s discovery showed a connection between metabolic dysfunction and substance-use disorders. Borrelli, who has specialized in molecular genetics and microbiology, collaborated with the late Professor Paolo Sassone-Corsi on this study. Substance-use disorders affect millions of individuals…

WednesdayMar 16, 2022 1:18 pm

Researchers Give Recommendations on How to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Prediabetes

Prediabetes is a condition that occurs when an individual’s blood sugar levels aren’t high enough to meet the type 2 diabetes threshold but are still higher than normal. Experts believe that when the condition is diagnosed while in its early stages, regular exercise and changes to an individual’s lifestyle may delay or prevent the development of type 2 diabetes as well as the heightened risks the disease poses for kidney failure, stroke, heart disease and nerve damage. However, it is unlikely that people in the United States with prediabetes are being diagnosed and treated in the early stages to prevent…

TuesdayMar 15, 2022 2:18 pm

Study Finds That Gender May Predict Likelihood of Dying from CNS Cancer

A new study has found that young men have a heightened risk of death from central nervous system cancer regardless of the cancer treatment they undergo. Central nervous system cancer is one of the top five cancers diagnosed in young adults. It develops when abnormal cells form in the tissues of an individual’s spinal cord and/or brain. The presence of some genetic syndromes also increases the risk of an individual being diagnosed with a central nervous system tumor. There are different types of spinal cord and brain tumors, including germ cell tumors, meningeal tumors, pineal parenchymal tumors, medulloblastomas, ependymal tumors,…

MondayMar 14, 2022 1:47 pm

Analysis Finds Disparities in Global Treatment Rates for Depression

A recently conducted analysis of various studies has found that the rates of treatment for major depressive disorder are still low across the globe, especially for individuals living in lower-middle income and low-income countries. These findings were published in “PLOS Medicine” by University of Washington’s Modhurima Moitra and University of Queensland’s Alize Ferrari along with several colleagues. In the last few years, global and national initiatives have been making efforts to address the enormous burden caused by major depressive disorder. Despite this, rates of treatment are still low. Analyses that merge results from research on treatments for depression from varying…

FridayMar 11, 2022 12:49 pm

Decisive Actions the Biden Administration Plans to Take to Combat Addiction and the Overdose Crisis

The numbers of individuals succumbing to drug overdoses has increased significantly these last few years, which has left many communities and families devastated. Figures show that between September 2020 and September 2021, more than 104,000 individuals in America died due to drug overdoses. President Joseph Biden recently revealed the actions that his administration would take to address this epidemic caused by addiction, laying out a vision for how the administration would expand harm reduction, evidence-based prevention, supply reduction, recovery and treatment approaches in an attempt to save lives. These decisive actions include: Putting an end to illicit drug trafficking Cross-border…