Category Archives: Health News

Postpartum psychosis: a diagnosis for the DSMV

In a recent article, Margaret Spinelli, MD describes a proposal to the DSM-V committee of the American Psychiatric Association in 2020 arguing for the inclusion of postpartum psychosis as a unique diagnosis based on the cognitive disorganization that accompanies postpartum psychotic symptoms. The article clearly lays out the rationale for the inclusion of postpartum psychosis… Read More »

FDA says Moderna vaccine’s benefits outweigh risks after Nordic countries limit use

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reiterated its stance that the benefits of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks on Friday after several Nordic countries began restricting its use for certain age groups due to concerns about a rare heart-related side effect. The FDA responded after health officials in Finland said Thursday that males under… Read More »

Nearly 2million over-50s have yet to first Covid vaccine, despite booster drive kicking off already

Up to 2million over-50s in England have still not had their FIRST Covid vaccine as experts blame complacency and jab hesitancy Unvaccinated Brits have only a few weeks to get both jabs before the end of 2021 and the onset of winter Experts urge vaccine skeptic Brits to come forward ASAP, with it not too… Read More »

Unvaccinated older people leave northern states vulnerable to COVID surge

A Harvard infectious diseases expert says that vaccination rates among the elderly need to be close to 100 percent if another surge of COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths is to be avoided this winter. Stephen Kissler, a research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said the strongest factor in COVID severity is… Read More »