Stress that comes on quickly after a traumatic event is called acute stress.
Start treatment right away to keep the disorder from lasting for years.
Tom Hanks, the actor, told a story about a time he went to see a neurologist to find out how to keep his brain healthy and give himself “a slight edge on not becoming senile” on Desert Island Discs in 2016. His then-co-host Kirsty Young said the doctor told him...
According to statistics from the U.S., the number of deaths among young people with cancer is going down. The National Centre for Health Statistics is part of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2001, there were 2,226 deaths from cancer among...
TUESDAY, November 8, 2023 (Nightly News) — Physicians are concerned that certain patients may not be able to pay the costly 14-day course of therapy for a new pharmaceutical designed to treat postpartum depression, which is estimated to cost close to $16,000. In...
You feel like crap now that you’ve had your COVID-19 shot. It’s worth it, but BOY, it doesn’t feel that way. This is a common response: A new study found that 30–90% of people who got the COVID vaccine had some kind of side effect. These effects can start one to three...
Friday, October 6, 2023 — Long COVID is now a known disease. It is a group of symptoms that last longer than the initial illness. However, experts say that COVID-19 might not be the only respiratory virus that has these long-lasting effects on health; “long colds”...
Friday, October 20, 2023 — CVS Health is going to take off the shelves cold medicines with phenylephrine because federal regulators recently decided that the decongestant doesn’t work. Phenylephrine taken by mouth is a main ingredient in well-known medicines like...
Patients and people who work in health care 10/10/2023 — More people are interested in blended ketamine goods, such as liquid versions, for treating mental illnesses. This is what people and health care workers should know about blended ketamine products: Ketamine has...
Being aware of your high blood pressure is important, but the stress that comes from thinking about it can make it worse, causing a negative feedback loop. How do you know if your blood pressure is too high? While everyone’s starting point is different, a healthy...
Scientists have been puzzled for a long time by how complicated the brain is. They are doing their best to understand and map the brain’s cells. Scientists say they have found more than 3,000 different kinds of brain cells in humans. They have also found out how these...
A number of old illnesses are becoming more common. This is why. Scarlet fever, measles, and tuberculosis?! There are a lot of people who are afraid about the news stories about old diseases coming back. To stay safe during spreads, read this. Mumps Mumps used to be...
