Online Program Soothes Post-Trauma Stress In Injured Children

Car crashes, sports injuries, bad falls, severe burns and other sources of trauma can leave lasting scars in the minds of children and teens.

Nearly half of children who’ve experienced physical trauma suffer from lasting post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers say.

But a new online program can help these kids get past these...

Pooled Umbilical Cord Blood Boosts Stem Cell Transplant Success, Trial Finds

A new way of using umbilical cord blood — by pooling blood from multiple donors — could make it easier to receive a stem cell transplant for leukemia, a new study says.

Nearly everyone in a small group of patients who received these pooled transplants survived at least one year without severe signs of rejection, researchers rep...

Dementia Screening Safe For Families, Trial Finds

Screening for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can give seniors and their families advance warning to plan and prepare for oncoming decline.

But there’s also concern that a positive screening result might stress a family out, with adult children anxious over their role as caregivers and seniors worried about losing their indepe...

Mental Defeat Can Worsen Chronic Pain, Researchers Say

U.K. resident Fiona McNiven can tell you how chronic pain can wear a person down, as she spent more than three decades battling muscle and neuropathic pain.

“It completely overtook my life,” McNiven, 61, of Leeds, said in a news release. “It was the hardest thing I’ve ever been through, and it affected my mood and c...

Secret to Surviving 'Perfect Mom' Posts on Social Media Revealed

Key Takeaways

• Scrolling through picture-perfect motherhood posts online can take a serious toll on moms’ mental health, a new study shows. 

  "It's very problematic, because social media really idealizes motherhood," said study author Ciera Kirkpatrick, assistant professor of advertising and public...

CDC Warns of Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella in Backyard Flocks

A surge of Salmonella infections reported in 13 states has been linked to backyard poultry. 

Federal health officials warn that some of these cases involve superbugs that are resistant to common antibiotics.

At least 34 people fell ill between late February and the end of March, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease...