Antidepressants Might Accelerate Dementia Decline

TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay news) -- Antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people with dementia for symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleeplessness.

But a specific class of antidepressant medications -- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) -- actually might speed up brain decline among some demen...

Gynecological Problems Risk Heart, Brain Health

Women experience a great deal of pain or discomfort from common gynecological problems like endometriosis, heavy or irregular periods and ovarian cysts.

But even worse, these reproductive health problems might be increasing their risk of heart disease and stroke, according to new findings published Feb. 24 in the journal Heart.

More ER Docs Prescribing Meds To Fight Opioid Addiction

More emergency room doctors in California are prescribing the anti-addiction medication buprenorphine, contributing to the state’s battle against the U.S. opioid epidemic, a new study suggests.

About 16% of scrips written for buprenorphine in California came from an ER doctor in 2022, up from only 2% in 2017, researchers reported rec...

Just One Hour of Screen Time Increases Risk of Nearsightedness

Each hour a person spends squinting into a smartphone or staring at a screen increases their risk of nearsightedness, a new evidence review suggests.

Every daily one-hour increment in digital screen time is associated with 21% higher odds of myopia, researchers reported recently in JAMA Network Open.

What’s more, the r...

Narcissists Feel Left Out and Fuel More Rejection, Study Finds

Narcissists may seem self-assured, but new research shows they often feel excluded -- and their behavior may be making things worse.

Hallmarks of narcissm include an inflated sense of one's importance, a hunger for admiration and negative response to criticism. The new research — published Feb. 20 in the Journal of Personality an...