Health
How much more alcohol are we really drinking?
Whether it's from boredom, stress or anxiety, the sale of alcohol has reportedly increased by 291 percent during the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 16, 2020
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'Gift of life' marketing fails to motivate many blood and organ donors
With a global shortage of both blood and organ donors, QUT researchers are suggesting language used to attract donors be changed, especially for organ donor donation.
Jan 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When medical workers behave badly during disease outbreaks, everyone suffers
When a deadly infectious disease takes hold in a population, outbreak responders do their best to save lives and stamp out the contagion. No matter the disease or the location – whether AIDS in the U.S., SARS in China, ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More than one in four high school students have experienced symptoms of depression
More than a quarter of high school students have experienced symptoms of clinical depression and other psychiatric conditions, but most are not accessing support from mental health professionals, a UNSW-led survey reveals.
Mar 20, 2019
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Other
Australian law erases decades of anonymity for sperm donors
For Peter Peacock, fate arrived in the form of a registered letter.
Aug 2, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Survey: Significant number of airline pilots report depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts
Hundreds of commercial airline pilots currently flying may be clinically depressed, according to an anonymous survey of nearly 1,850 pilots conducted by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dec 14, 2016
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Health
Researcher discusses a new study on correlations among medical problems
What can big data tell us about the predictability of medical conditions? A new study by MIT researchers published in the journal Scientific Reports digs into this question by looking at anonymous data from over 500,000 patients. ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Health
Sexual assault circumstances differ for military men, women
As the military struggles to combat sexual assault, surveys are uncovering stark differences between the attacks against active-duty female service members and those against active-duty men. The differences are forcing defense ...
May 1, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Egypt's military prosecutor to investigate 'AIDS detector'
An Egyptian judicial official says the country's chief prosecutor has asked military prosecutors to investigate a set of devices that inventors said detect and cure AIDS and hepatitis C—a claim widely dismissed by experts ...
Jan 14, 2015
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Health
Two-year extension seen for canceled health plans
The Obama administration will allow a two-year extension for people whose individual health insurance policies don't comply with requirements of the new health care law. The decision will help defuse a politically difficult ...
Mar 5, 2014
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