Addiction
First-ever public database of nationwide opioid transactions
The weight of the opioid crisis is heavy.
Feb 27, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Climate change is fueling a new type of anxiety, therapists say
When psychotherapist Caroline Hickman was asked to help a child overcome a fear of dogs, she introduced them to her Labradoodle, Murphy. "You get the child to feel confident in relation to the dog and teach the child skills ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Revealing global barriers to curative hep C treatment access
Almost 90% of the 57 million people living with hepatitis C live in low- and middle-income countries, but only half of these countries currently provide curative treatments at an accessible cost, according to a study by UNSW ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Antidepressant use lower in mothers who have support from grandparents, study finds
Mothers are less likely to take antidepressants if their own parents and parents-in-law are healthy and live close by, a new study finds.
Feb 15, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research highlights simple things we can do to cope with traumatic loss
A new study finds there are simple activities that can help people improve their mood and emotional well-being on a day-to-day basis after the traumatic loss of a loved one.
Feb 7, 2024
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Radiology & Imaging
Proton beam therapy: A modern treatment for cancer, but not in Canada (yet)
Radiation is a targeted form of cancer treatment used for up to half of all patients with cancer. Most radiation treatments are delivered using focused X-rays. Because X-rays travel through tissues, this can lead to extra ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Health informatics
Wellness visits, preventive screenings not back to prepandemic levels
Wellness visits and preventive health screenings have not returned to prepandemic levels, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Health Forum.
Feb 3, 2024
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Health informatics
Assessment suggests Austrian patient registries require further development
The Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) has analyzed the Austrian registry landscape to provide a first overview of in the existing Austrian registries and the health data collected in each case. Based ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Health
Using free Wi-Fi to unravel the pandemic's impact on traditional wet markets in Hanoi
Researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and their collaborators have been working on how to harness the power of the estimated 549 million Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, resulting in a project that used ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Cardiology
US heart disease deaths linked with substance use rose 4% per year between 1999-2019
Cardiovascular disease deaths involving substance use rose an average of 4% per year from 1999 to 2019, despite a drop in overall cardiovascular disease deaths, according to new research published today in the Journal of ...
Jan 10, 2024
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