Oct. 5, 2023 – As we forge ahead into fall and winter, the threat of a “tripledemic” – when cases of COVID-19, flu, and RSV surge at the same time – looms over our heads. Leading experts from the CDC…
Day: 5 October 2023
“I have never known a patient to portray their parents more negatively than they actually experienced them in childhood but always more positively–because idealization of their parents was essential for their survival.” Alice Miller, Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society’s…
Oct. 2, 2023 – Here’s a better reason to work out than simply losing weight. Higher physical fitness and maintaining body weight lowered the risk of chronic kidney disease in adults with obesity, according to a study published Thursday in Obesity. But…
Lisa Guardiola “I like the fact that, through my work, I’ve been able to really break down the stigma,” says Lisa Guardiola, vice president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) affiliate in the south suburbs of Chicago. Guardiola,…
Oct. 4, 2023 – A lot of researchers are searching for risk factors that increase the chance someone will develop dementia or, specifically, Alzheimer’s disease. That’s good, because the more we know about potential risks, the more we may be…