Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media can reveal who needs the most help
Language use in social media can be a useful tool for social scientists, because it reflects living conditions in areas the posts originate from.
Feb 8, 2024
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Medications
How to get COVID-19 antiviral pills like Paxlovid
For some people with COVID-19, antiviral pills that can be taken at home can lessen the chances of winding up in the hospital.
Feb 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The uncertain fate of patients needing life-saving dialysis treatment in Gaza
More than 100 days into the brutal assault on Gaza, over 27,000 Palestinians have been killed—of whom 60 percent have been children and women—and 66,000 injured, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Feb 6, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Distance education in Sweden during pandemic led to less care for ill mental health: Study
Upper secondary school students were less likely to seek help for ill mental health when they were forced to study at home during the pandemic. A similar decrease was not seen for secondary school students aged 14–16 who ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Health
Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular care
Telemedicine's early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or pink eye are fading fast.
Feb 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Targeted lung health strategies needed in the Top End in Australia
New research published in the Medical Journal of Australia has investigated the burden of the chronic lung disease bronchiectasis among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults in the Northern Territory Top End for the ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds Black adults are losing sleep over killings of unarmed Black individuals by police
Black adults across the United States suffer from sleep problems following exposure to news about unarmed Black individuals killed by police during police encounters, according to new findings published today (Feb. 5) in ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds mild COVID-19 infections make insomnia more likely, especially in people with anxiety or depression
Although most patients diagnosed with COVID-19 will quickly recover, some people experience symptoms that linger well after they start testing negative again—including insomnia. Scientists already knew that insomnia was ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Cardiology
Where you live may be associated with more successful stroke recovery
Stroke survivors living in areas with poor economic conditions were twice as likely to have a poor recovery compared to survivors living in areas with better conditions, according to a preliminary study to be presented at ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Medications
Two common types of antidepressants found to be safe for most stroke survivors
Most stroke survivors were able to safely take two types of common antidepressants, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2024. The meeting will ...
Feb 1, 2024
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