Over the past year, at least seven children have died from diseases including influenza while being detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. Infectious disease experts ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Up to 40% of the adults who have sought asylum in Finland are told that they are suffering from major depression and anxiety symptoms. More than half of both the adults and children reported having experienced at least one ...
Jun 19, 2019
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With applications for asylum in the United States increasing sharply, a new paper from a team of asylum medicine and law experts is highlighting physicians' important role in evaluating refugees' claims of torture and persecution.
Jun 28, 2018
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In a new article published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sofanne J. Ravensbergen of the University of Groningen, and colleagues, found that a scabies intervention program (SIP) was effective in reducing the severity ...
May 17, 2018
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They come from war zones and terrorist strongholds. From places where being the "wrong" religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation is a crime. From countries where sexual violence and mutilation are considered normal.
Nov 29, 2016
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Migrant mothers helped boost Germany's fertility rate to a 33-year high last year.
Oct 18, 2016
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Refugees face a substantially higher risk of psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, compared to non-refugee migrants from the same regions of origin, finds a study published in The BMJ today.
Mar 15, 2016
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In The BMJ today, a doctor is calling on the Australian government to stop constraining doctors in the care of asylum seekers and refugees, and to adopt a humane stance to people seeking asylum.
Feb 19, 2016
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In The BMJ this week, two doctors criticize Australia for passing legislation that may be used to silence doctors working with asylum seekers.
Jun 17, 2015
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Leading doctors today raise serious concern over the standard of mental health care at UK immigration removal centers.
Nov 11, 2014
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