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.

For a long time, postpartum depression has been written off as the “baby blues” but new national guidelines and efforts by insurance companies to highlight the costs of untreated post-partum and incentivize OBs to screen moms-to-be are helping to change this mindset.

Recent studies show women endure Alzheimer’s disease more than men. For years it was written off as an age issue because women live longer than men. Now, neurologists are studying that is could be for more reasons than just life expectancy.

E-cigarettes are being adapted to allow kids as young as middle school age to smoke illicit drugs, a trend becoming much more dangerous than many parents are aware of and one that is beginning to impact hospital ERs.

A new study shows that addiction to smart phones can cause buildup in plaque in the brain, the same plaque that is linked to Alzheimer’s. Brain scans of young people in their 20’s are showing plaque buildup from constant technology use. Millennials (and I'm one of them) are the test-dummy generation for perpetual technology use.

Though the ongoing opioid crisis has understandably been one of the top behavioral health priorities in the United States in recent years, the misuse of another category of prescription drugs has become a cause for concern in the healthcare community as well.

Teens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender are much more vulnerable to attempting suicide, with a staggering 40% having considered it in the past year according to a recent study.

The Trevor Project, which provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBT kids ages 13-24, is researching how experiences like eating disorders, conversion therapy and homelessness effect suicidal ideation rates by gender identity, race, and sexual orientation.

Netflix recently debuted the show “Atypical,” a story about Sam, an 18 year old high school student on the autism spectrum who wishes to be in a romantic relationship. 'I haven't watched it but will,'  says Karen Collier, a Connecticut parent whose still battling a complicated educational system for her 15-year-old 8th grader.