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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression screening rates in primary care remain low
Despite federal recommendations for depression screening, a new Rutgers study found that less than 5 percent of adults were screened for depression in primary care settings. The low screening rate suggests missed opportunities ...
Feb 20, 2017
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Cardiology
A major challenge for young heart attack patients—affordable healthcare
In the year following a heart attack, financial barriers to healthcare are linked to worse health outcomes in young women and young men, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers published in the current ...
Oct 19, 2016
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Health
U.S. college kids drink more, smoke less than others their age
(HealthDay)—There's good news and bad news on America's college kids: They smoke less than other young adults, but they drink more.
Aug 16, 2016
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Health
How to keep children healthy and hydrated during the extreme summer heat
The National Weather Service recently issued several heat advisories for the Richmond area in response to a week's worth of forecasted temperatures that exceeded 90 degrees. Such oppressive heat poses health threats to the ...
Jul 28, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
One in 13 young adults in U.S. considered suicide in past year
(HealthDay)—About one in 13 young adults in the United States had serious thoughts of suicide in 2013-2014, federal officials reported Thursday.
Jun 16, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Rise in marijuana use not as high as previously reported
Marijuana use is on the rise, with an estimated 12.5 percent of adults living in the United States reportedly using the drug at least once in 2013, according to a new study that looked at drug usage over the span of a decade.
Feb 10, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
First tool to assess impact of co-illnesses in young cancer patients
A team of researchers from LSU Health New Orleans Schools of Public Health and Medicine and colleagues have developed the first index identifying and documenting concurrent but unrelated diseases among adolescents and young ...
Dec 7, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find adults with cerebral palsy more likely to have chronic conditions
A new study from the University of Michigan finds adults with cerebral palsy are more likely to have secondary chronic health conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, than adults without cerebral palsy.
Dec 1, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Younger generations of those in the military more vulnerable to suicide
In the last 10 years, the U.S. military has experienced an unprecedented increase in suicides among personnel. While many researchers have largely focused on risk factors among individual soldiers, in a new study, researchers ...
Nov 18, 2015
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