Generation Z faces serious loneliness, exacerbated by social media and the pandemic. What are the solutions to this growing mental health crisis? The loneliness epidemic deeply affects Generation Z. Despite being hyperconnected through social media, they experience high levels of isolation, aggravated by the pandemic. The consequences are severe, leading to mental health crises, higher … Read more
Home News World Xylazine: This new drug is turning people into zombies, causing alarm in the US. A new drug called xylazine is causing a threat in the United States that has left people’s skin decaying. The ‘zombie drug’ – xylazine is used as a veterinary sedative. (Representative image) New Delhi: A new drug is … Read more
Researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University and their collaborators are working to create what could be the first drug for crippling joint pain that follows infection with the new chikungunya virus that can continue for months or even years. Although researchers have tried to develop vaccines and drugs to fight the virus, none … Read more
CNN — The flu resurfaced in the United States after Thanksgiving, bringing the most severe week yet in a season that hit the county earlier. More than a third of all hospitalizations and deaths from the flu so far this season have been reported in the past week alone, and cases have risen almost as … Read more
CNN — An overwhelming majority of people in the United States think the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a new CNN poll in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nine in 10 adults said they believe there is a mental health crisis in the US today. When asked to rate the … Read more
Publisher’s note: Brenda Rivera-Garcia, DVM, MPH is Senior Director of Programs for Latin America and the Caribbean at Americares, a former visiting scholar with the dengue branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a territorial epidemiologist at the Department of Health of Puerto Rico. The opinions expressed in this comment are … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday (Sep 28) proposed new rules to label packaged foods as “healthy” as it seeks to help people make informed nutritional choices that can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases. The proposed changes to food labeling come on the day of the first White House summit … Read more
Women’s Health: Women sometimes face the problem of irregular periods, including long menstrual cycles, especially during adolescence and adulthood. Now, researchers warn that women facing such problems are at increased risk of early death (before the age of 70). This was said to be stronger in the case of deaths related to cardiovascular disease and … Read more