A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that severe mental illness is more common in patients with chronic kidney disease and negatively affects their health. The study has been published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
More than 900 Californians, including 15 children, have died from the flu this season
More than 900 people have died from influenza since the beginning of October in California, more than have died at this point in any of the last six respiratory virus seasons, according to a report released Friday by the California Department of Public Health.
Flu is on the rise in Florida—and here’s what doctors say
People with flu-like symptoms are pouring into Miami-Dade and Broward urgent care and ERs as infections across the country reach levels not seen in a decade. And for the first time since the start of the pandemic in 2020, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths have outpaced COVID.
Study reveals parents’ mental health impacts kids’ risk of ADHD, anxiety
A parent’s mental health appears to influence their kids’ chances of developing anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral disorders, a new study says.
‘Sandwich generation’ caregivers caught between two generations in need
Becky Engram is redefining what it means to spend time with her family. Engram is a member of the “sandwich generation,” adults who find themselves caring for two generations simultaneously: the young children they are raising as well as the parents who raised them.
Deny and delay? California seeks penalties for insurers that repeatedly get it wrong
When Colleen Henderson’s 3-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies in the potty-training years.
Weight-loss drugs could help extend life of replacement joints, research indicates
Even slight weight loss spurred on by cutting-edge GLP-1 drugs can help prevent replacement knees and hips from wearing out, a new study suggests.
Ozempic, Wegovy linked to potential vision loss
People taking the weight-loss drug semaglutide could be at a slightly increased risk for a potentially blinding eye condition that affects the optic nerve, a new study says.
Kratom to be tested for addiction risk in clinical trial
Popular for its stimulating and pain-relieving properties, the herb kratom can be as easy to buy as a bag of chips in many parts of the U.S. That’s also raised questions about whether kratom should be more closely regulated.
Iowa Medicaid sends $4M bills to two families grieving deaths of loved ones with disabilities
Collection agents for the state of Iowa have sent letters seeking millions of dollars from the estates of at least two people with disabilities who died after spending most of their lives in a state institution.