Talk Therapy On The Rise, Psychiatric Meds Used Less Often

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says.

Psychotherapy is assuming a larger role in mental health care, while medications prescribed without accompanying therapy are becoming less common, according to results published in earl...

Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Blood tests could catch as many as half of cancers at an earlier, more treatable stage, a new study says.

If conducted every year or every other year, the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test could help more people survive cancer, researchers reported May 8 in BMJ Open.

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Smoking Doesn't Explain Increased COPD Risk For Women

Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says.

Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, researchers reported May 8 in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

Smoking tobacco is the main cause of COPD, the umbrella term for chronic bre...

Women With Autoimmune Disease At Greater Risk For Heart-Related Death

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women with common autoimmune inflammatory diseases are more likely than men to die from heart disease, a new study says.

Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis have a 50% higher heart disease-related death rate than men, researchers reported May 5 in the journal Circula...