The number of suicides among US college student athletes has doubled over the past 20 years, finds an analysis of data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), published online in the British Journal of Sports ...
Apr 4, 2024
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Noma is a rapidly progressing and often deadly gangrenous infection of the face. Horrifically, it mainly affects very young children living in extreme poverty. Despite this, few know of Noma's existence.
Apr 3, 2024
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Studies show that people often do not have opportunities to engage in health-related decision-making with their health-care providers.
Apr 2, 2024
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Mental health issues during pregnancy or the first year of parenthood have a much greater chance of getting detected and treated now than just over a decade ago, a trio of new studies suggests.
Apr 1, 2024
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Many parents struggle deciding whether their middle or high school aged child should stay home from school if they don't feel well, a new national poll suggests.
Mar 25, 2024
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Societal acceptance of autism varies considerably across different countries, with lowest levels of acceptance found in Japan and Belgium, new research shows.
Mar 20, 2024
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For the first time, the United States has fallen out of the top 20 spots on the annual world's happiest nations list.
Mar 20, 2024
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If approved by voters on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom's ballot measure to overhaul the state's mental health services system and sell bonds to finance more than 10,000 treatment beds across California could cost the state up ...
Mar 2, 2024
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A new study published by researchers in the School of Public Health at University College Cork and the National Suicide Research Foundation has shown that there was no increase in suicide rates in the initial months of the ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Turning to the internet for health-related information has become commonplace—from using search engines to uncover possible diagnoses based on symptoms to asking for advice on social media when dealing with health issues.
Feb 26, 2024
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