Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults have been diagnosed with depression: CDC report

Mental health From Brooke Steinberg June 16, 2023 | 10:02 Well that’s depressing. A new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States have been diagnosed with depression, and prevalence varies depending on where they live. In 2020, 18.4% of US … Read more

The new WHO report outlines concrete steps to make healthcare more accessible for people in Ukraine

Some 2.5 million households in Ukraine experienced catastrophic health expenditure in 2021. This represents almost 1 in 5 households, a higher share than many other countries in the WHO European Region, according to a new report launched today at the forum WHO Barcelona Conference on Financial Protection in Europe. Catastrophic health care costs mean that … Read more

Rapamycin users report positive effects in the survey

A new study published in GeroScience addresses the efficacy and side effects of off-label rapamycin as a preventive therapy to maintain health [1]. From a small island to a life-extending drug When discovered in 1972 on the island of Rapa Nui, rapamycin was described as an antifungal substance [2]. Fifty years later, its many properties … Read more