Category: Health

6 Tips for Better Shut-Eye

If you have depression, sleep can be elusive. Insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep) is a common symptom of depression, affecting up to 75 percent of people with the condition. [1] Depression can also lead to hypersomnia (an excessive need for sleep) for some people, says Chester Wu, MD, a sleep medicine physician in Houston […]

New Schizophrenia Drug Cobenfy (Xanomeline and Trospium Chloride) Gets FDA Approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride) to treat schizophrenia in adults, offering the first new treatment in decades for the psychiatric disorder. “This approval offers a new alternative to the antipsychotic medications people with schizophrenia have previously been prescribed,” Tiffany Farchione, MD, director of the division of […]

XEC Is the New COVID Variant

As the summer COVID surge driven by the so-called FLiRT variants finally appears to be subsiding, American health authorities fear a new variant called XEC — which is swiftly spreading through Europe — may help drive another wave of illness in the United States. This latest coronavirus variant has shown strong growth in Denmark, Germany, […]

Schizophrenia: Signs and Symptoms

There are five main symptoms of schizophrenia: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized movements, and negative symptoms, which refers to a loss of ability you previously had, such as a new lack of emotional expression. These symptoms fall into one of several broader categories, per the American Psychiatric Association (APA): positive symptoms (those which are abnormally […]

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