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Brian P. Dunleavy

Mental health issues can affect physical health, experts say

Health News // 4 weeks ago

Mental health issues can affect physical health, experts say

Research linking mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety to physical maladies, including cancer, diabetes and heart disease, has raised an important question: Can people think themselves sick?

Common prescription drugs may cause depression as side effect, experts say

Health News // 2 months ago

Common prescription drugs may cause depression as side effect, experts say

Chemotherapy drug shortages leave medical experts scrambling

Health News // 3 months ago

Chemotherapy drug shortages leave medical experts scrambling

Got a question for your doctor? Artificial intelligence may provide their answer

Health News // 4 months ago

Got a question for your doctor? Artificial intelligence may provide their answer

Robust pipeline of new treatments may ease dry eye symptoms

Health News // 7 months ago

Robust pipeline of new treatments may ease dry eye symptoms

The estimated 20 million people in the United States who suffer from various forms of dry eye disease soon may have expanded options to treat their symptoms, experts told UPI.

New drugs, if approved, could have big impact in 2023

Health News // 8 months ago

New drugs, if approved, could have big impact in 2023

Predicting when new drugs come to market in the United States has never been an exact science, but several drugs that could be approved in 2023 could have a significant impact on health for millions of people.

Hearing loss treatment moves forward despite early disappointment

Health News // 9 months ago

Hearing loss treatment moves forward despite early disappointment

An innovative approach to treating hearing loss might be closer to reaching the market after a setback in the approval process, researchers behind the technology at Frequency Therapeutics told UPI.

Melatonin can be a nightmare if used incorrectly, experts say

Health News // 11 months ago

Melatonin can be a nightmare if used incorrectly, experts say

Melatonin appears to be effective at helping people who take it fall asleep, but the supplement may also cause nightmares and potentially disrupt the body's natural clock when used inappropriately, experts told UPI.

Experts: Memory loss pills have questionable benefits, won't prevent dementia

Health News // 1 year ago

Experts: Memory loss pills have questionable benefits, won't prevent dementia

With millions of adults in the United States experiencing memory loss, the significant growth in availability of nutritional supplements targeting improved brain function comes as no surprise, experts told UPI.

Psychedelics may be future of depression treatment, experts say

Health News // 1 year ago

Psychedelics may be future of depression treatment, experts say

With as many as half of those with depression taking antidepressants and not seeing improvement, new research has focused on psychedelic drugs previously used for recreational purposes.

CBD marketing for dogs way ahead of the science, experts say

Health News // 1 year ago

CBD marketing for dogs way ahead of the science, experts say

Dog owners give their furry companions CBD-based products to treat everything from anxiety to arthritis, but just like with humans, benefits of the compound for canines remain unproven, experts told UPI.

Pacemakers, insulin pumps can be hacked, experts say

Health News // 1 year ago

Pacemakers, insulin pumps can be hacked, experts say

The millions of people in the United States fitted with pacemakers and insulin pumps need to remember that the devices that keep them healthy use software, meaning they are susceptible to hacking.

Death toll from acute hepatitis in children in U.S. reaches 6, CDC reports

Health News // 1 year ago

Death toll from acute hepatitis in children in U.S. reaches 6, CDC reports

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Friday that a sixth child in the United States has died after contracting acute hepatitis.

Study: Omicron COVID-19 variant caused more 'excess' deaths in Mass. than Delta

Health News // 1 year ago

Study: Omicron COVID-19 variant caused more 'excess' deaths in Mass. than Delta

Massachusetts saw more "excess" deaths during the wave of the COVID-19 pandemic fueled by the supposedly milder, but more contagious, Omicron variant than during the Delta wave, a study published Friday found.

Study: Drug could block inflammation, pain, restore function in spinal cord injury

Health News // 1 year ago

Study: Drug could block inflammation, pain, restore function in spinal cord injury

An existing drug could help limit damage caused by an injury to the spinal cord by blocking the inflammatory response, potentially restoring some movement, researchers said Friday.

Genes may predict treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis, study finds

Health News // 1 year ago

Genes may predict treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis, study finds

Genetic profiling of the diseased joint tissue can identify whether specific drug treatments will work to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

U.S. doctors often mistreated by patients, families, study finds

Health News // 1 year ago

U.S. doctors often mistreated by patients, families, study finds

Nearly one-third of doctors in the United States have experienced mistreatment from patients or their families, including racist or sexist remarks, a study published Thursday found.

Study: Adults at higher weights see faster declines in COVID-19 antibodies after shots

Health News // 1 year ago

Study: Adults at higher weights see faster declines in COVID-19 antibodies after shots

Adults at higher weights may have a greater need for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses because they experience sharper declines in virus antibodies after they receive the first two shots.

Cancer drug may treat severe COVID-19, study finds

Health News // 1 year ago

Cancer drug may treat severe COVID-19, study finds

Patients with severe COVID-19 who received the cancer drug imatinib were less likely to die than those not treated with it.

Women wait longer for hospital emergency room care than men, study finds

Health News // 1 year ago

Women wait longer for hospital emergency room care than men, study finds

Women wait longer for care than men in hospital emergency rooms, a study published Wednesday found.

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