The suicide of Mandeep Kaur caught the attention of people around the world. Kaur, a woman of Sikh heritage from Utter Pradesh in northern India and living in the U.S., posted a video on social media that later went viral, ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Common concerns about telemedicine don't hold up to scrutiny, a first-of-its-kind study highlighting telemedicine's remarkable effectiveness concludes.
Sep 21, 2022
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Stigma and discrimination associated with substance use, known as substance use stigma, contribute directly to significant harms and barriers to care. Due to widespread negative attitudes towards substance use issues, people ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Gender-diverse youth are at an increased risk of suicide and depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the prevalence of gender diversity is largely unknown—especially in rural areas, ...
Aug 8, 2022
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What makes a good relationship between a patient and a mental health provider? It starts with a good match.
Aug 5, 2022
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In retrospect, Peggy Dula said, she shouldn't have taken the ambulance. She was the least injured of the three siblings who were in a car when it was struck by a pickup truck last September. Her daughter had even offered ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Most people who die by suicide had contact with the health care system in the year before their deaths—but only about one-third have received mental health services. This means that primary care and emergency room doctors, ...
Jul 19, 2022
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For health care providers who may be caring for Ukrainians displaced by the war, a new analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an overview of health and clinical considerations in this population. ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Fallout is mounting for the food delivery service Daily Harvest, which has voluntarily recalled a frozen food product suspected of sickening hundreds of customers in at least 26 states.
Jul 1, 2022
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Stroke is a major cause of disability in Canada. More than 50,000 Canadians have a stroke every year and about 40% of those will live with lasting effects of stroke on their health. Once a person living with stroke returns ...
Jun 29, 2022
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