Health & Wellness

Researchers say ketamine, along with psychotherapy, may help people with alcohol use disorder. Justin Paget/Getty Images Researchers have explored the use of the drug ketamine to treat depression and other conditions.Now, experts say ketamine may help people with severe alcohol use disorder.In a clinical trial, researchers said participants who were given ketamine along with psychological therapy stayed sober...

Hiraman/Getty Images A new study in Nature Communications looked at people who were exposed to the coronavirus early on during the pandemic.They found people with certain T-cells appeared less likely to develop COVID-19.These T-cells are likely made after a person develops the common cold. People who have recovered from the common cold may be significantly less likely to...

The Omicron variant has caused a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations but fewer serious illnesses. Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images The Omicron variant is causing a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases in the United States.Researchers note, however, that Omicron-related cases are usually less severe than cases related to the Delta variant.One reason,...

Last week in the United States, more than 1 million COVID-19 cases were reported in a single day, schools resorted to virtual instruction, and COVID outbreaks among staff left hospitals struggling to attend to their ever-growing number of COVID patients. Also, the CDC endorsed Pfizer booster shots for teenagers, saying not only that every American 12 and up...

New research has revealed that marijuana users may be more at risk for a dangerous complication if they have a rare stroke called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). This relationship sees recent marijuana users as more than twice as likely to suffer these complications from a bleeding stroke. The study published in Stroke is the largest to examine the...

Experts say forgetfulness isn’t always a sign of dementia. Halfpoint Images/Getty Images It’s estimated that nearly 6 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease.Researchers note that forgetfulness in older adults is not always a sign of dementia.They add that exercise and daily movement can help ward off or ease cognitive decline.Researchers do point out not to...

As the Omicron variant surges throughout the United States, people with COVID-19 who are unvaccinated are developing more severe illness and dying in greater numbers than those vaccinated. Aleksandar Miljkovic/Getty Images Several factors, including its high transmissibility, have led to a surge in the spread of the coronavirus Omicron variant.The unvaccinated are at greatest risk for severe illness.Vaccination...

Though the likelihood of developing both COVID-19 and the flu at the same time is currently low, it’s possible, and some people may be at greater risk than others. Adene Sanchez/Getty Images “Flurona” is a term that’s been coined to describe when a person has both the flu and COVID-19 at the same.While it’s not clear how sick...

Experts say that exposure to the Omicron variant in the future may not necessarily result in a positive test for COVID-19. Vanessa Leroy/Bloomberg via Getty Images COVID-19 cases continue to rise as the Omicron variant makes it way around the world.Experts note that the new strain is highly contagious but seems to produce less serious cases.They say it’s...

When Delta swept across the United States last year, the extremely transmissible and deadlier variant threw us into pandemic limbo. The virus remained a danger mostly to unvaccinated people, but they largely wanted to move on. Vaccinated people also largely wanted to move on. The virus did not want to move on. So we got stuck in a...