Why are we seeing so many unusual outbreaks of disease in 2022?  Coming into this year, there was just one major outbreak that everyone was talking about.  But then 2022 came along, and all of a sudden it seemed like there was a new disease in the news every month.  First, an eruption of the…

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STORY AT-A-GLANCE August 15, 2022, the U.K. became the first country to approve Moderna’s new bivalent COVID booster — Spikevax bivalent — which contains mRNA that codes for the original Wuhan strain spike protein and the Omicron BA.1 subvariant The approval of the new booster comes on the heels of complaints about lack of demand…

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When someone is diagnosed with generalized anxiety, there are several courses of treatment a medical provider may consider. Typically, a combination of treatment approaches may be used for GAD. Recovery from generalized anxiety disorder is possible. The recovery rate is around 57 percent with a psychotherapy approach according to Psychology Today. However, because of the difficult nature…

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While there’s not one factor or combination of factors that can determine whether someone will have GAD, there are certain risk factors of generalized anxiety disorder that may increase the likelihood. Generalized anxiety disorder risk factors can include: Family members with a history of anxiety disorders Childhood abuse or trauma Excessive use of certain substances including caffeine…

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It’s common for people with an anxiety disorder to also have a co-occurring mental health disorder or physical health condition. This is referred to as a co-occurring disorder. Research shows that among people with GAD, more than 90 percent have another psychiatric diagnosis. Major depressive disorder is the most common, 48 percent of patients are also diagnosed…

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How many American adults suffer from generalized anxiety disorder? When it comes to generalized anxiety disorder in adults, it was reported that an estimated 6.8 million adults are affected during a year, or 3.1 percent of the population in the United States. Globally around four percent of people may experience generalized anxiety disorder at some…

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