More than 1 million Americans attempted suicide in 2020, and a new study is hinting at a potential way to reduce that risk: prescription folic acid. The study, of more than 800,000 Americans in a ...

Treatment with folic acid was linked to reduced rates of suicide attempts, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry. “There are no real side effects [with folic acid], it doesn’t cost a lot of money, ...

Usual dose: up to 1mg daily; may need higher dose if resistant disease. Maintenance: infants: 0.1mg/day; <4yrs: 0.3mg/day; ≥4yrs: 0.4mg/day. Pregnant or lactating ...

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — People in the United Kingdom with folic acid prescriptions were 1.5 times more likely to get COVID-19. They were also 2.6 times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to the ...

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the US, with more than 45,000 people dying by suicide in 2020. Experts recommend many strategies and treatments to decrease the risk of suicide, ...

Doctors across the country have carved out a new specialty in order to treat people who are homeless: street medicine. It is difficult to fund and almost impossible to bill for the care that is given ...

Doctors routinely prescribe pregnant women or women hoping to become pregnant multivitamins and folic acid. A study published this week in The Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry is ...

Findings warrant future studies to determine the effect of folic acid supplementation on COVID-19 outcomes, especially in pregnant women and patients receiving anticonvulsants who require folic acid ...

It's true: folic acid (a synthetic form of folate or vitamin B9) is an incredibly important nutrient for anyone who is currently pregnant or trying to get pregnant. The CDC notes that having an ...