Healthy Living

Antihistamines may help resolve long COVID, report suggests

Two healthy middle-aged females returned back to almost their normal daily activities after incidentally taking daily antihistamines for long COVID

CDC proposes new opioid guidelines focusing on alternatives to treating pain

The CDC is updating its 2016 current guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, citing new research on alternative treatments to treat pain

Cases of inflammatory condition, MIS-C, in children spike at pediatric hospital

A significant uptick in MIS-C cases, a rare inflammatory condition that occurs in some children after a COVID infection

Kentucky seeking volunteers to verify foster children are placed in safe homes

Officials across the state of Kentucky are seeking volunteers to review foster children cases to ensure they are placed in safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible.

COVID-19 pandemic causes 'broken heart' syndrome cases to surge: researchers

Research has reportedly identified a spike in cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome," over the course of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Drug overdoses among young Americans translate into over one million years of lost life, study finds

Young people from ages of 10 to 24 years old may have lost greater than 1 million years of life from 2015 to 2019, according to a recent JAMA Pediatrics artic

Johns Hopkins study reignites COVID lockdown debate

A recent controversial Johns Hopkins metanalysis reignites a discussion about the adverse consequences of lockdowns after finding they had no significant mortality benefit during the first wave of the 2020 pandemic in the United States and Europe

Heart disease risks rise with social isolation and loneliness: By the numbers

Heart disease risks for postmenopausal women increase by up to 27% for those who experience both social isolation and loneliness, according to a study published in the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network Open.

Limiting screen time in infants may decrease risk of autism spectrum disorder, study finds

A recent multi-site Japanese study found that male toddlers who watched more television at age one were more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at age 3

Men who tend to worry have increased risk factors for heart disease, stroke: study

Middle-aged men who worry more or are prone to feeling overwhelmed developed more high-risk factors for heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes earlier in life, according to a published study