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Facebook Tweet Email Link Among all high-income Western countries, the United States has shown the worst performance in reducing the probability of dying from chronic diseases, a new study finds. From 2010 to 2019, deaths due to chronic diseases declined in most age groups in the US but increased among adults 20 to 45, “a rare phenomenon in high-income western …

Chronic Disease Deaths Have Fallen Globally, but Progress in U.S. Stalled  The New York Times Among high-income countries, US shows slowest progress in reducing risk of chronic disease deaths, new study finds  CNN Risk of dying from chronic disease in the U.S. declined, but there are caveats, study says  statnews.com Chronic disease deaths decline globally; India sees an increase, says Lancet study  Hindustan Times …

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s new book, “It Doesn’t Have to Hurt,” is available now. Watch “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: It Doesn’t Have to Hurt.” at 9 p.m. ET on September 7 on CNN. Edward Mowery lived with excruciating pain for years: Picture being put into a hot frying pan, he said, and then someone holding you …

Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s new book, “It Doesn’t Have to Hurt,” is available now. Watch “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: It Doesn’t Have to Hurt.” at 9 p.m. ET on September 7 on CNN. Edward Mowery lived with excruciating pain for years: Picture being put into a hot frying pan, he said, and …

Summary: A new study shows that chronic stress causes immune cells called neutrophils to leave bone marrow in the skull and collect in the brain’s protective membranes, where they contribute to depressive symptoms. In mice, blocking an immune “alarm” pathway reduced these cells and improved mood-related behaviors. The findings highlight how stress reshapes the brain’s immune environment and suggest why …

Column | What Sanjay Gupta learned after years studying chronic pain and the brain  The Washington Post Dr. Sanjay Gupta: All pain lies in the brain, and here’s what you can do about it  CNN Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the mysteries of chronic pain  CBS News Bespoke brain implant gives long-term relief from chronic pain  New Scientist How to use your brain to combat …

CHRONIC PAIN wrecks the lives of more than 600m people around the world. One in five adults struggles with it. What causes it, however, is often a mystery. The prevailing hypothesis is that, after an injury, something goes wrong with the body’s pain receptors and the alarm system that reports injuries to the brain keeps ringing long after the body …

Common household exposures could raise your chances of developing diabetes via “forever chemicals,” Mount Sinai researchers have found. What’s happening? A new investigation examined blood samples from 360 study participants in New York City, half of whom had recently received diabetes diagnoses and half of whom hadn’t. The research team measured PFAS contamination levels. PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are man-made …

A New Reality for Terminal Cancer: Longer Lives, With Chronic Uncertainty – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Source link

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.’s (NASDAQ:TNXP) Tonmya (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets) for fibromyalgia in adults. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and other symptoms like sleep disturbances and cognitive difficulties. Tonmya is a non-opioid, once-daily bedtime analgesic with a unique sublingual (under the tongue) formulation that is …