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Pertussis Cases Surge in Young Children, Adolescents Due to Reduced Vaccine Uptake
3+ min ago (553+ words) Infectious disease pediatrician Sharon Nachman, MD, offers insights on the incidence trends among teens, and what severe disease complications look like for young children. Sharon Nachman, MD, chief of pediatric infectious diseases, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, says there are increases…...
Monadnock Community Hospital CEO Cyndee MacGuire reflects on fifty years in healthcare
7+ min ago (1124+ words) Cynthia "Cyndee" MacGuire, who has served as chief executive officer of Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough for the last 12 years, says there is never one day in her life that she has not been excited to get up and go…...
The Times They Are a-Changin’
12+ min ago (163+ words) Psychiatric Times is excited to embrace change with new digital editions and engaging content, and invite you, our readers, to explore diverse topics across multiple platforms. The title of Bob Dylan's third album, released in 1964, and the title of the…...
How much red meat should you eat? Here’s what nutrition experts say.
12+ min ago (819+ words) How much red meat should you eat? To find out how much red meat, butter and other types of full-fat dairy are okay to include in your diet, the Washington Post asked three top nutrition experts. And if you're eating…...
Flu, COVID cases rise in Lowell, region
16+ min ago (534+ words) LOWELL " There's still time to protect yourself against the circulating influenza A strain. Cases are rising across the commonwealth, according to the state's Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiologic Network, commonly known as MAVEN. Lowell's Board of Health discussed the rising cases of…...
Time and Psychiatry
16+ min ago (208+ words) How does time affect patients with mental health disorders? H. Steven Moffic, MD, evaluates the important resource of time in this week's video. Time was relevant this week in several news stories: How does time affect patients with mental health disorders?...
Without Warning SAMHSA Cuts $2B in Grants, ‘Destabilizing’ Many SUD Programs
27+ min ago (604+ words) Late Tuesday evening, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) abruptly terminated possibly up to $2 billion across more than 2,000 grants " effective immediately " awarded for work in the mental health and addiction treatment space. The news was delivered to…...
Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches
28+ min ago (673+ words) Whole milk is heading back to school cafeterias across the country after President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday overturning Obama-era limits on higher-fat milk options. Nondairy drinks such as fortified soy milk may also be on the menu in…...
FDA wants suicide warnings removed from weight-loss medications like Zepbound, Wegovy
30+ min ago (211+ words) The Food and Drug Administration said it wants suicide warnings to be taken off some popular weight-loss medications following a comprehensive safety review. The affected products include Eli Lilly's Zepbound and Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Saxenda. The request follows an…...
National health expenditures rise 7.2% in 2024, reaching $5.3 trillion
31+ min ago (511+ words) United States health care spending rose to $5.3 trillion in 2024, accounting for 18% of the economy, as strong post-pandemic demand and high insurance coverage continued to drive costs upward. United States health care expenditures reached $5.3 trillion in 2024, or $15,474 per person, according to…...