Mental Health Archive

Healthy aging and longevity

Coming out of COVID

Updated June 1, 2021

As Americans begin to slowly move out of the COVID-19 pandemic, they may face old and new challenges. People should use this transition period to prepare mentally and emotionally for a post-COVID world. Steps include planning how to safely return to social gathering, restarting health habits that have fallen away, and addressing mental health issues.

Cancer

More people now eligible for lung cancer screening

Updated June 1, 2021

Updated guidelines suggest current and former smokers get an annual lung cancer screening including those who have quit within the past 15 years.

Healthy aging and longevity

Plant-based diet quality linked to lower stroke risk

Updated June 1, 2021

People who ate healthy plant-based foods had a 10% reduction in stroke risk, compared with people who ate unhealthy plant-based foods, according to a Harvard study published online March 10, 2021, by the journal Neurology.

Heart Health

Treating sleep apnea: Good for your heart and mind?

Updated June 1, 2021

Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when soft tissue at the back of the throat temporarily blocks the airway during sleep. People with sleep apnea face a heightened risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack, atrial fibrillation, and stroke. The condition can also affect mood, and some people diagnosed with depression may actually have sleep apnea. Treating apnea with positive airway pressure improves both high blood pressure and depression.

Healthy aging and longevity

Common questions about medical cannabis

Published May 28, 2021

While cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, more than two-thirds of US states have made it partly or fully legal for medical purposes. People who decide to use marijuana for a medical condition often have questions about its safety and proper use — the same considerations doctors weigh when determining whether it should be prescribed for a particular patient.

Anxiety

Agoraphobia: Has COVID fueled this anxiety disorder?

Updated May 25, 2021

People with agoraphobia become anxious in places where they feel helpless or out of control, so they try to avoid such situations. But with the threat of COVID-19 still very real, fearing public spaces is a normal, or even prudent, instinct. So, when are anxious feelings normal, and when do they become a cause for concern?

COVID-19

Could COVID-19 infection be responsible for your depressed mood or anxiety?

Updated May 25, 2021

We are still learning about the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain, but we know that the pandemic has resulted in worsening mental health for many people. A new study confirmed that COVID-19 infection increased the risk of developing psychiatric disorders.

Mind & Mood

Sleep to solve a problem

Published May 24, 2021

Are you the sort of person who gets into bed and fixates on a problem or an interaction you may have had that day? It's better to let your thoughts go and try to fall asleep — even though that might not be easy — because our brains are made to process and synthesize information while we are sleeping.

Men's Health

American Heart Association issues statement on cardiovascular side effects from hormonal therapy for prostate cancer

Published May 18, 2021

The American Heart Association issued a statement addressing cardiovascular risks from hormonal therapy for prostate cancer, emphasizing the need to identify men with pre-existing cardiac risk factors or a family history of cardiovascular diseases who should be monitored closely during treatment.

Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise: Should you worry?

Updated May 4, 2021

The number of sexually transmitted infections reported in the US reached an all-time high last year. Having an STI can raise a person's risk of getting HIV or having infertility or pregnancy complications, but STIs are preventable and treatable. Knowing the facts about STIs and testing is the first step.

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Mental Health Archive

Articles

Coming out of COVID

More people now eligible for lung cancer screening

Plant-based diet quality linked to lower stroke risk

Treating sleep apnea: Good for your heart and mind?

Common questions about medical cannabis

Agoraphobia: Has COVID fueled this anxiety disorder?

Could COVID-19 infection be responsible for your depressed mood or anxiety?

Sleep to solve a problem

American Heart Association issues statement on cardiovascular side effects from hormonal therapy for prostate cancer

Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise: Should you worry?

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