Depression

Stress and Pandemic Impact Mental Health in Selma

From the West Alabama newsroom– Mental health awareness is on the rise. And mental health professionals say that that’s the first step — in putting the stigma associated with mental illness to an end. A person’s mental health is extremely important because it impacts their quality of life — their experiences — and their relationships. Cahaba Center for Mental Health…

Exercise Helped Michelle Steinke-Baumgard Cope with Husbands Tragic Death

Michelle Steinke-Baumgard is an author, speaker, virtual fitness coach, mother and a re-married widow. When Michelle lost her husband Mitch in 2009, she turned to exercise as an outlet for grief and a way to handle stress. Michelle tells her incredible and inspiring story in her book Healthy Healing, which you can find at https://healthyhealingbook.com.     Categories: Health Matters,…

Medical Breakthroughs: What Your Wallet Says About Your Lifespan

Ohio State University is creating a mental health checklist for students as they prepare to return to campus in the fall. Surveys of more than a thousand randomly selected students in august of 2020 and April of this year found increased anxiety, depression, burnout, and unhealthy coping mechanisms during the pandemic along with less physical activity. A new study in…

Medical Breakthroughs: Alcohol use + Depression commonalities + Benefits of laughing

Excessive alcohol use is responsible for more than 93,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. That’s according to new CDC research. The report shows more than half of deaths were due to drinking too much over time, from conditions like cancer, liver disease and heart disease. Depression may be far more common than previously believed. A study at Yale University…

MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS: Some surgeries cancelled amid COVID-9 + Hepatitis-C infections + Depression & Pregnancy

New research estimates more than 28-million elective surgeries worldwide will be cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The study in the British Journal of Surgery estimates more than 6-million orthopedic surgeries and more than 2-million cancer surgeries will be affected worldwide. New CDC research finds a high prevalence of Hepatitis-C infections among emergency room patients who don’t know they have…