NIH launches pilot COVID telehealth program, Health News, ET HealthWorld

NIH launches pilot COVID telehealth program, Health News, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Thursday launched a virtual program aimed at making antiviral treatments for COVID-19 available at home for those who test positive. State and local officials in Berks County, Pennsylvania will be the first to pilot the program, known as home test to treatlater this month, with … Read more

Prenatal marijuana exposure may put kids at risk of mental health disorders, study says

Prenatal marijuana exposure may put kids at risk of mental health disorders, study says

(CNN) — A study has found that women who use marijuana during pregnancy may put their children at risk for mental health disorders in late adolescence. researchers from Washington University in St. Louis analyzed data from an ongoing study that follows nearly 12,000 youth as they become young adults. They found that marijuana use by … Read more

Clinical decision support system reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with serious mental illness

Clinical decision support system reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with serious mental illness

Press release Monday, March 7, 2022 The low-effort system informs health professionals about patients’ cardiovascular risk factors. In a new study, researchers have shown that they can significantly reduce the cardiovascular risk of patients with severe mental illness (SMI) by using a clinical decision support system that prompts clinicians to provide individualized information brochures on … Read more