Health
Is it okay to take antidepressants while pregnant?
Mental health conditions including anxiety and depression are among the most common disorders affecting women during pregnancy and after birth.
Dec 18, 2023
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Health informatics
Study finds 32.0 and 8.0 suicide deaths per 100,000 working men, women
Suicide deaths in the civilian non-institutionalized working population are 32.0 and 8.0 per 100,000 among men and women, respectively, according to research published in the Dec. 15 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
In hypochondria paradox, Swedish study finds a higher death rate in those who fear serious illness
A large Swedish study has uncovered a paradox about people diagnosed with an excessive fear of serious illness: They tend to die earlier than people who aren't hypervigilant about health concerns.
Dec 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers: Mental health care and research must confront systemic racism to improve health, lives of Black Americans
Improving the mental health and wellness of Black Americans requires acknowledging and confronting systemic racism underlying the U.S. political, social, and health care systems that create and maintain racial inequality ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers: We're on track to eliminate hepatitis C, but stigma remains and reinfection is a risk
Hepatitis C is a preventable but potentially life-threatening blood-borne virus. It primarily affects the liver and, if untreated, can lead to cirrhosis (scar damage) and cancer.
Dec 11, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fostering a cat can ease loneliness, study finds
No one needs science to tell them that dogs make faithful and loving companions. Cats, on the other hand, could use the endorsement. The University of Georgia and Brenau University have provided just that in a pilot study ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Collaboration recommends changes to development, assessment and approval of mental health medicines
A major group of international experts and patients have cooperated in defining new parameters for the development of medicines to treat children and young people. They make a series of recommendations on how the processes ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health crisis highlights access challenges, finds survey
The ongoing mental health crisis is causing significant challenges for many psychologists as they grapple with demand fueled by patients presenting with increasingly severe symptoms year after year, according to APA's 2023 ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The rising health crisis of congenital syphilis: What physicians can do
Congenital syphilis, a disease passed to babies during pregnancy, is increasing worldwide, with between 700,000 and 1.5 million reported cases annually over the past eight years. The disease can cause stillbirths, disability ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Medications
'Pharmacy Forecast' identifies growing societal challenges expected to impact care
Societal issues—including the growth in ultra-high-cost treatments, the epidemic of mental health and substance use disorders, climate change, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)— could alter how health systems ...
Dec 4, 2023
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