Psychology & Psychiatry
Examining elderly bullying
Men and women who were once mobile, busy and hard-working often find themselves contained by the physical limitations of their aging bodies, a consequence of growing old.
Jun 12, 2017
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News tagged with social medicine
Health
Social jet lag is associated with worse mood, poorer health and heart disease
Preliminary results of a new study show that social jet lag has emerged as an important circadian marker for health outcomes.
Jun 5, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chlamydia more common in New Zealand than thought
One in three New Zealand women have had the sexually transmitted infection (STI) chlamydia by the age of 38 as have one in five men, based on estimates from a new study.
May 30, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social phobia: Indication of a genetic cause
People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others. Those affected also lead a withdrawn life and maintain contact above all on the Internet. Around one in ten people is affected by ...
Mar 9, 2017
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Health
New analysis links 30,000 excess deaths in 2015 to cuts in health and social care
Researchers exploring why there has been a substantial increase in mortality in England and Wales in 2015 conclude that failures in the health and social care system linked to disinvestment are likely to be the main cause.
Feb 17, 2017
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Health
Instagram documents rising hookah use
Social media is giving researchers insight into the rising use of hookah, according to a study from USC. Hookah, smoked through a water pipe and also known as shisha, has harmful health effects similar to cigarettes. But ...
Jan 12, 2017
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Health
What makes patients more likely to land back in the hospital? Social factors play key role
No patient who just got out of the hospital wants to end up there again soon. Whoever's paying their hospital bills doesn't want that either.
Nov 16, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People in unhappy relationships more likely to have suicidal thoughts
Being in a relationship does not necessarily, in itself, protect people from having suicidal thoughts. This is the finding of a recent study into the correlation between relationship status and suicidal thoughts conducted ...
Sep 7, 2016
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Health
Physical training and social support reduce frailty and malnutrition
A training program for the reactivation of older and frail people established by MedUni Vienna has achieved remarkable success. It was revealed that physical training and addressing nutrition-relevant aspects with the aid ...
Aug 17, 2016
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Cardiology
FDA commissioner discusses future of cardiovascular medicine
Advances in technology coupled with an increased use of social media and personal devices could offer new possibilities for treating patients and improving outcomes, but the new approaches must be rigorously evaluated, according ...
Aug 8, 2016
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