While having a child attend a private school or school with above-average instructional quality was associated with better mental health of parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid school was associated with worse parental mental health, as was working from home, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. The […]

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University found that less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder over a five-year period were offered a potentially lifesaving medication. The numbers were even lower for those with what's known as polysubstance use disorder — when opioid […]

More than half of people diagnosed with one psychiatric disorder will be diagnosed with a second or third in their lifetime. About a third have four or more. This can make treatment challenging and leave patients feeling unlucky and discouraged. But a sweeping new analysis of 11 major psychiatric disorders offers new insight into why […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it had awarded $16.3 million in grant funding to enhance the telehealth infrastructure and capacity of reproductive health clinics throughout the country.   HHS used funds available through the American Rescue Plan to award the money to 31 Title X family planning grantees […]

Researcher Pilar Baldominos, who is currently pursuing her Universitat Politècnica de València Ph.D. at Harvard University’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has completed a study on the defense mechanisms used by some tumor cells to defeat both the immune system and immunotherapy. Her work, published in the journal Cell, reports the results that she obtained thanks to […]

Researchers have discovered a potential pathway linking early life infections to cardiovascular disease risk later in adulthood, offering opportunities for targeted intervention. The study, led by the Murdoch Children Research Institute (MCRI) and published in eLife, found that elevated inflammation markers and changes in metabolism (the way the body’s cells process food into energy) observed […]

Intravenous steroids were less effective in ulcerative colitis patients with older-onset disease, compared with younger-onset patients, according to data from nearly 500 individuals. A combination of rising ulcerative colitis rates and an aging population has driven an increase in older-onset UC worldwide, Shinji Okabayashi, MD, of Kyoto University, and colleagues wrote in a study published […]

Emily Calandrelli shared an upsetting experience she had as a breastfeeding mom at LAX — and the story has struck a chord with so many other women. The new mom and host of Netflix’s Emily’s Wonder Lab took to Twitter to recount a back-and-forth she had with TSA agents over her breastfeeding necessities. “Yesterday was my […]

Spring weather fosters all sorts of blooming florals and plants — and it’s the season asparagus truly shines the most. Honestly, every week I go to the grocery store it seems like asparagus is on sale, and available in bulk, throughout the entirety of the season (and the early weeks of summer). So it makes […]

From the moment I get up in the morning (on days where I can find the strength), to the moment I go back to bed at night I’m constantly on edge.  Any slight change in my routine can result in a full-blown panic attack.  I’ve suffered with depression and anxiety for over a decade. There […]