Black American children have higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children, a new study finds.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/allergies/news/20210201/race-plays-role-in-kids-food-allergies?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/allergies/news/20210201/race-plays-role-in-kids-food-allergies?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Is Kombucha Good for Schizophrenia?
Kombucha is a fermented drink with bold health claims. So, is kombucha really good for people with schizophrenia?
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/features/kombucha-and-schizophrenia?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Heart Failure and Life Expectancy
With better medication and care, doctors are helping people with heart failure improve the quality and length of their lives.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-failure/features/heart-failure-life-expectancy?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wellness Apps for Schizophrenia
Mobile apps may help someone with schizophrenia stick to a medication schedule; keep tabs on mood, sleep, and day-to-day functioning; and even manage symptoms such as hallucinations.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/features/schizophrenia-wellness-apps?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Moral Injury: Pandemic’s Fallout for Health Care Workers
While burnout is often used to describe the effects of all this ongoing stress among health care workers battling the pandemic, mental health experts have recently begun to say that a better description is moral trauma -- and that this moral trauma is so long-lasting and pervasive, it actually becomes moral injury.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210201/moral-injury-pandemics-fallout-for-health-care-workers?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Schizophrenia and Life Expectancy
People with schizophrenia tend to have lower life expectancy than those who don’t have the disease. Schizophrenia itself isn’t life-threatening. But people who have it are more likely to have other health conditions that raise their chances of death.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/features/schizophrenia-life-expectancy?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Tampa’s Mayor vs. a Covid-Era Super Bowl
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor — an outspoken former cop — has clashed repeatedly with Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has limited what local officials can do to confront the pandemic. But she reached an uneasy peace with the state and is convinced that safeguards instituted by the NFL will help keep crowds safe at the NFL championship game.
from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210201/tampas-mayor-vs-a-covid-era-super-bowl?src=RSS_PUBLIC
