Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NY county measles outbreak spotlights vaccine religious exemptions
Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, the health commissioner of an outlying New York suburban county, is feeling "overwhelmed."
Apr 7, 2019
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News tagged with belief
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health stigma, fueled by religious belief, may prevent latinos from seeking help
Religious and cultural beliefs may discourage many Latinos in the United States from seeking treatment for depression and other mental health disorders, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study finds.
Apr 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Belief in God or science does not help to alleviate acute stress, new study finds
Relying on a strong belief system – in either religion or science – cannot help alleviate acute, in-the-moment stress, a new study has found.
Mar 7, 2019
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Pediatrics
Don't Panic: How parents can deal with internet hoaxes
The latest parental panic on social media—over a purported challenge for kids to complete harmful tasks—elevates the importance of establishing an open dialogue with children and taking advantage of online parental controls.
Mar 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cognitive behavioral therapy may affect neural processing in agoraphobia
Patients suffering from panic disorder and agoraphobia are significantly impaired in daily life due to anxiety about getting into a situation due to apprehension about experiencing a panic attack, especially if escape may ...
Feb 28, 2019
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Health
Decision-making tool fails to ease anxiety for families of life-support patients
Every year, the families of more than 400,000 patients on prolonged life support in intensive care units across the U.S. face weighty decisions about their loved one's recovery and whether to end life-sustaining care.
Jan 28, 2019
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Neuroscience
Autism and theory of mind
Suppose you are helping your friend search for their missing phone and while they are looking around another room, you find it behind some cushions. When they return, you seize the opportunity to play a prank on them and ...
Jan 25, 2019
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Health
No-cost birth control, now the norm, faces court challenges
Millions of American women are receiving birth control at no cost to them through workplace health plans, the result of the Obama-era Affordable Care Act, which expanded access to contraception.
Jan 15, 2019
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Medical research
What is to blame for childhood cancer? We often misunderstand the reality
A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs about what causes cancer in children.
Jan 10, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Effect of religiosity/spirituality on ovarian cancer diagnosis in African American women
An examination of data from a multi-center case-control study of ovarian cancer in African American women found that women who reported higher levels of religiosity/spirituality had increased odds of stage III-IV ovarian ...
Dec 5, 2018
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