The same pandemic-driven boom in mental health and wellness apps that helped ease two years of COVID-driven discontents is now raising alarms over privacy, efficacy and a blurring of the line between formal medical treatment and general self-care. Why it matters: Online services for mental health have given more people […]
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Heartbeat-Tracking Technology Raises Patients’ and Doctors’ Worries
If someone’s heart skips a beat, tech companies want to let them know about it. Gadget firms — starting with Apple and now Fitbit, which is owned by Google — are selling wearable devices that check heartbeat rhythms and alert users when something is out of sync. These products involve […]
Fight For Air Climb raises funds for lung disease research
MILWAUKEE — Hundreds of climbers laced up their shoes and tackled the stairs at American Family Field to raise awareness for lung disease and support the American Lung Association’s Fight For Air Climb. For Kate Erd, a double lung transplant recipient, being a part of the Fight For Air climb […]
$11M for NC rehab raises concerns
By Taylor Knopf, NC Health News & Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News DURHAM, N.C. — An addiction treatment facility, highly regarded by North Carolina lawmakers, sits in a residential neighborhood here and operates like a village in itself. Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, better known as TROSA, hosts roughly […]
Return to in-person class at UW raises mental health issues for some
The Student Disability Commission is urging the administration to ensure remote and hybrid options indefinitely to make education more equitable beyond the pandemic. The university met with members of the ASUW Disability Commission in early February, said Michelle Ma, associate director of UW News. The commission and administration agreed to […]
COVID raises risk of mental health problems; new Omicron version not making people sicker in S. Africa
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People wearing face masks line up at a testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Feb 23 (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include […]
Discovery of a new ALS and dementia disease mechanism raises treatment hopes — ScienceDaily
A pioneering new study led by UCL and National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists has revealed, for the first time, why a common genetic variant worsens disease outcomes for people with the devastating adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Published in Nature, the study shows […]
Pentagon Reservation raises health protection policy level as Omicron spreads
Just eight days after the Pentagon Reservation decided to extend its max telework policy to the end of January, officials have increased the region’s Health Protection Condition to Charlie. The increase marks the highest health alert at the Pentagon since the end of 2020. “The secretary of Defense’s number one […]
‘No cure’: Toronto family of toddler battling rare, new disease raises funds for research
In the backyard of their Toronto home, on a blustery December afternoon, parents Julia Sisnett and Cameron Kilner push their 19-month-old daughter on a colourful swing. Maddie’s hair is blowing in the wind and she is smiling as her mother and father cheer her on enthusiastically. The toddler does […]