Health

COVID-19 causes sleep problems and fatigue, but other factors may be behind a rise in depression and anxiety seen during pandemic, a study published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Older adults with relatives or friends able to assist them with daily tasks and activities are less likely to spend significant time in a nursing home, a JAMA Internal Medicine study found....Read More

Treating COVID-19 patients with antidepressant drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, appears to reduce disease severity, a study published Monday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Diets that adversely affect the health of the gut microbiome — the bacteria in the digestive tract that helps the body process food — may increase the risk for colon cancer, a study published by JAMA...

Pregnancy and delivery complications for all births in 2019 will cost the United States more than an estimated $30 billion healthcare expenses, lost productivity and social support services, a new report said....Read More

A new blood test may be more than 80% accurate at identifying people at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study presented Thursday during the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease conference in Boston found....Read More

An Alabama boy born nearly 19 weeks before his due date has been dubbed the world’s most premature baby to survive by Guinness World Records....Read More

Fewer people are dying from cancer in the United States, thanks to improved diagnosis and treatment and better understanding of prevention, an analysis published Thursday by JAMA Oncology found....Read More

Male physicians are more likely to refer patients who need surgery to male surgeons, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Surgery found....Read More

Adults with sleep apnea appear to be at higher risk for severe COVID-19 and death from the virus, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More