For breast cancer patients, stress can impact recovery and survival rates. A meta-analysis published in The Lancet Oncology demonstrated that breast cancer patients with better mental health had ...

Stressful life events or ongoing stress can trigger the onset of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms or worsen existing arthritis conditions, particularly in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Stress leads ...

using the patient-reported Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), PROMIS Anxiety Short Form, and the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and clinician-reported Panic Disorder Severity Scale, Liebowitz Social ...

A “nuclear” stress test uses radioactive isotopes to look at blood flow to the heart during exercise and rest. I have many patients who are anxious about the news of the day, and for many of ...

A “nuclear” stress test uses radioactive isotopes to look at blood flow to the heart during exercise and rest. I have many patients who are anxious about the news of the day, and for many of ...

A health board is to divert ambulance patients to hospitals outside its area because of "critical" pressure on its largest hospital. NHS Grampian said it had taken the "significant step" of ...

Do you feel like you’re about to reach the breaking point with work stress? You are not alone! In fact, 83% of workers in the United States experience work-related stress. Whether it is caused ...

Both groups of participants had high baseline levels for distress, depression, anxiety, and stress. Among the patients receiving peer support, the team observed reductions in participants ...

Darlington along with Medina Abdi, MSW, LICSW, another Fred Hutch social worker, offered these suggestions for dealing with holiday stress: “As a cancer patient, you are going through a lot. Even ...

Background: It's recognized that stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) is considered a significant indicator of poor prognosis in many diseases. However, its role in critically ill patients with acute ...