Brain Changes May Help Explain Postpartum Depression

Subtle changes in the brain during pregnancy may help explain why some women develop postpartum depression.

A study published March 5 in Science Advances found that women with signs of depression after childbirth had increased volume in two brain areas involved in emotion and stress: the amygdala and the hippocampus.

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Florida Seeks Patient Prescription Data

Florida’s insurance regulator is demanding detailed prescription data on millions of patients, raising alarms over patient privacy.

In January, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation asked pharmacy benefit managers -- companies that manage prescription drug plans -- to hand over highly personal data about prescriptions filled in ...

Paxlovid May Offer Little Benefit for Vaccinated Older Adults

THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) --  The antiviral drug Paxlovid may not offer much protection against COVID-related hospitalizations or deaths for vaccinated older adults after all.

Research published recently in JAMA Network Open looked at data from more than 1.6 million adults ages 65 to 74 in Ontario, Canada, duri...

Breastfeeding Improves Heart Health In Children

Breastfeeding can promote lower blood pressure among children, a new study says.

Longer-term breastfeeding appears to populate a baby’s gut with diverse bacteria that could help lower blood pressure, researchers found.

Children who were breastfed for at least six months had lower blood pressure at age 6, researchers report in t...

Tattoos Might Increase Risk of Lymphoma, Skin Cancer

People put a lot of thought into getting a tattoo – the design they desire, the location they prefer and the message their body art will send to others.

Most don’t think about the impact their tattoo might have on their long-term health, but perhaps they should, a new study suggests.

Tattoos appear to increase a person&rs...

Cancer Screening Rates Rebound Post-Pandemic

Preventive screenings for cancer declined during the pandemic, with lockdowns, social distancing and COVID-19 surges keeping many from needed mammograms and colonoscopies.

But breast and colon cancer screening numbers have since rebounded and have even surpassed pre-pandemic screening estimates, a new American Cancer Society study has foun...