schizophrenia

This is a huge risk factor for COVID death – and no one can explain why

January 28th, 2021

Chris Smith

Psychiatrists from NYU found that the biggest COVID-19 death risk aside from age is schizophrenia, not one of the many common conditions that people associate with covid risks. Schizophrenia is a more significant death risk factor in COVID-19 than diabetes, heart failure, cancer, and other more common medical conditions. Researchers can’t explain why this particular …

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Wild new study suggests blindness may protect against mental illness

February 15th, 2019

Mike Wehner

Schizophrenia is a puzzling disorder for medical professionals. It’s a mental illness that can be treated but nobody really knows what causes it in the first place, posing a challenge from a preventative standpoint. Nobody knows what signs to look for early on that reliably predict the development of the disorder, but a new study …