The Covid-19 pandemic has created both opportunities and obstacles for the medtech industry. Where those in the diagnostics space saw a window of opportunity open up, the cancellation of non-emergency procedures left many device developers in the lurch and suffering unexpected hits to their annual profits. To facilitate the flow of essential products like diagnostics, […]

Among more than 11 million Medicare beneficiaries who were admitted during the 2-year study period, there were 174,901 admitted for ischemic stroke and 193,418 admitted for heart attack. Two preliminary studies found that stroke patients were nearly 50% more likely than heart attack patients to develop depression and that female stroke patients had a higher

NEW YORK — Sen. Alessandra Biaggi isn’t just one of dozens of New York lawmakers calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign amid multiple harassment allegations – she briefly worked on his administration, a time she calls “a very dark moment in my life.” Biaggi is among more than 130 state legislators who have said he

On Tuesday’s episode of new NBC sitcom , which is based on the professional wrestler and actor’s life, the topics of depression and mental health were discussed during a scene in which Johnson’s father was giving him some great advice. After tearing ligaments in his shoulder during football practice, Johnson was benched for an entire

Adolescents have experienced a pronounced increase in symptoms of depression during a year of isolation and school closures, according to survey evidence released today. The research indicates that many have turned to digital health resources, as well as social media, to cope with the negative emotions stoked by COVID. The survey — administered between last

Drugs such as beta-adrenergic antagonists (beta blockers) have been linked to a range of adverse effects, including depression. But how reliable are these data, and which psychiatric side effects might indeed be caused by these drugs? These questions have recently been addressed by a team of researchers from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, which published a meta-analysis, “Do

Dr. Fava to advise on the clinical development of KETABET™ for Major Depressive Disorder TORONTO, March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newscope Capital Corporation (the “Company” or “Newscope”) (CSE: PHRM) (OTCQB: PHRRF), who through its wholly-owned subsidiary, PharmaTher Inc. (“PharmaTher”), is a specialty life sciences company focused on the research and development of psychedelic pharmaceuticals,

Editorial: The kids are not alright  The Daily Tar Heel

Learning to live with multiple sclerosis (MS) can trigger feelings of fear, grief, anxiety, and depression, especially in children and adolescents. Although some children and teens with MS experience these feelings in an ebb-and-flow cycle, many others can develop a mood disorder. In many cases, mood changes may start after receiving a diagnosis. A child’s

CLINICAL People suffering from depression die, on average, 10 years earlier than non-depressed individuals.” You must have heard this while attending a conference, reading a journal, or simply in a discussion with a colleague. It has little to do with the risk of suicide: we are mainly talking about death due to physical causes and,