The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated pregnancy related risks globally, including in Ecuador, which has one of the two highest rates of adolescent pregnancy in South America. 1 in 5 girls give birth before age 18 in the South American country and now with the pandemic, complications from pregnancy in risky populations – both teens and adults – are exacerbated.

Body weight has an astounding impact on brain function and ultimately Alzheimer’s disease according to a new brain imaging study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Children with autism can have a higher prevalence of oral health issues due to the nature of their neurodevelopmental condition. Autism-targeted oral health education programs as well as the advent of telehealth can go a long way to addressing the problem and helping parents.

Nearly half of children maltreated during childhood ended up with depression, addiction or both according to a University of Texas research study. Emotional abuse, rape, sexual assault, the death of a loved one, being the victim of a crime or accident, and catastrophic natural disasters are all examples of traumatic events that may have an impact on addiction.

In a sign of the times, San Francisco's Department of Public Health is collaborating with licensed physicians to distribute “limited quantities” of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco to addicts in quarantine under the city’s program for housing homeless people in hotels. Private funding will be used.

Technology is advancing to help seniors who didn't grow up in the era of Facetime. Skylight, a digital photo company that allows you to upload photos to a frame, now lets subscribers add videos too, at no additional cost during the pandemic.

Reports of underlying anxiety, obsessive compulsive flare ups and panic attacks are on the rise due to the coronavirus, but the healthcare market is trying to respond by lifting barriers to telemedicine.

Science continues to make strides at slowing disease progression. Eagle Pharmaceuticals and the University of Pennsylvania have agreed to a licensing agreement for the development of dantrolene sodium for the potential treatment of people living with Alzheimer’s disease, including an agreement to fund additional research in January of 2020.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center created a remote monitoring program recently to help measure blood pressure in new moms after they leave the hospital and it's increasing the number mommy's who keep their post-partum appointments--90% compared to the national average of just 60%.

72: The percent of caregivers reporting mental stress and physical health declines. In our initial study on caregiver health we found that 91% of those caring for a senior family member with a condition like dementia, Alzheimer’s or cancer report mental stress, 75% report depression, 27% say they have gained weight, 19% say they have lost it, and 25% say they have been to the hospital or urgent care at least once for their own health event.

Recent research shows women who are exposed to solvents on the job may be more likely to have children on the spectrum, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown, WV.

3.62 million middle and high school students have reportedly used e-cigarettes in 2018, a 78% increase among the high school group. In Wisconsin this week, vaping is suspected to be the cause of serious lung damage in 8 teens

There are about 25,000 people living with Parkinson’s in Michigan out of the roughly 1 million nationally. It's a disease that has crippled families, but there is some hope in a new study released this year involving a new device that may be helpful in slowing or reversing the progression of the disease.

In a poll we did of parents in 2018, 74% of moms and 61% of dads said they use apps to help their parents get safely to healthcare appointments, to help them track their teenagers, and to help them figure out what to eat, when to sleep, and how to exercise.

A 12 year old from Virginia sought to change schools two months into her 7th grade year this year but school officials resisted until finally the youngster opened up to her mom about being picked on for her weight, namely developing earlier than most girls her age. 

Abby Wirth says her Type 1 diabetes can be isolating, but a host of social media platforms have allowed her to meet others facing the same condition, and break away from feeling so alone.

Researchers say that MRIs can show changes in the brain that indicate autism as early as six months into a child's life, which could help speed up the diagnosis and treatment plan for children and limit the possibility of the condition becoming severe.

The Oscar-buzz worthy film "Beautiful Boy", directed by Felix Van Groeningen, stars Timothée Chalamet as Nicolas Sheff, an 18-year old who struggles with drug addiction, and Steve Carrell as Nic's concerned father, David Sheff.