Psychology & Psychiatry
The case for optimism in reducing Indigenous suicide
2018 Australian of the Year (WA) Dr. Tracy Westerman talks Aboriginal mental health, suicide and positivity.
Jan 9, 2019
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News tagged with prevention program
Psychology & Psychiatry
It's despair, not depression, that's responsible for Indigenous suicide
Last year, 165 Indigenous Australians died as a result of suicide. Despite continued efforts to improve suicide prevention programs, there has been no no appreciable reduction in the suicide rate in ten years.
Dec 14, 2018
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Health
As gun violence grows, U.S. life expectancy drops
(HealthDay)—Rising rates of gun-related deaths from violence and suicide have contributed to a drop in Americans' life expectancy, a new study shows.
Dec 5, 2018
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Risk factors for falling are different in older men versus older women
Different factors were associated with falling in men versus women in a study of 3,112 community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Dec 5, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
Research reveals AIDS stigma remains in Australia
As Australia marks World AIDS Day on Saturday 1 December, new research reveals the enduring challenge of tackling stigma surrounding HIV.
Dec 3, 2018
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Health
Alcohol-impaired driving and drinking at private residences
Although drunk driving prevention and enforcement programs often focus on people who drink at bars and restaurants, drinking at home is strongly associated with driving after drinking and impaired driving, and may account ...
Nov 19, 2018
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Surgery
When it comes to falls, the best offense is a good defense
In sports it's said that the best offense is a good defense, and that can be true for falls too – the best way to prevent an injury is to avoid the fall altogether. Two orthopedic surgeons in the Joseph Barnhart Department ...
Nov 13, 2018
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Diabetes
Simple scoring system could help patients avoid diabetes, study suggests
A simple scoring system can track the reduction in diabetes risk produced by lifestyle changes and medication in people with pre-diabetes, a new study has found. The findings suggest the potential that the tool could be a ...
Nov 9, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Childhood obesity grows annual health bill
Childhood obesity is costing Australian taxpayers $43.2 million annually—not including the cost of hospital care—and will grow unless prevention programs are adopted, new research by Monash University shows.
Aug 7, 2018
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Health
Video clips, spicy soap operas, games slash STD rates in gay young men
A novel online HIV prevention program with spicy soap operas and interactive games—like a rising thermometer of sexual risk—reduced sexually transmitted infections in gay young men by 40 percent, reports a Northwestern ...
Jun 28, 2018
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