Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NY county measles outbreak spotlights vaccine religious exemptions
Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, the health commissioner of an outlying New York suburban county, is feeling "overwhelmed."
Apr 7, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Belief in God or science does not help to alleviate acute stress, new study finds
Relying on a strong belief system – in either religion or science – cannot help alleviate acute, in-the-moment stress, a new study has found.
Mar 7, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cognitive behavioral therapy may affect neural processing in agoraphobia
Patients suffering from panic disorder and agoraphobia are significantly impaired in daily life due to anxiety about getting into a situation due to apprehension about experiencing a panic attack, especially if escape may ...
Feb 28, 2019
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Health
Decision-making tool fails to ease anxiety for families of life-support patients
Every year, the families of more than 400,000 patients on prolonged life support in intensive care units across the U.S. face weighty decisions about their loved one's recovery and whether to end life-sustaining care.
Jan 28, 2019
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Medical research
What is to blame for childhood cancer? We often misunderstand the reality
A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs about what causes cancer in children.
Jan 10, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Three ethical reasons for vaccinating your children
Across the country, billboards are popping up suggesting that vaccines can kill children, when the science behind vaccination is crystal clear – vaccinations are extremely safe.
Nov 19, 2018
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Health
Cultural awareness key to helping pregnant immigrant women eat healthy
Watermelon and honeydew melon are, by Canadian standards, healthy foods. But to a Chinese mom-to-be, they're considered dangerous enough to cause a miscarriage.
Nov 6, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Building a comprehensive profile of conspiracy thinkers
Here's a theory: President Barack Obama was not born in the United States. Here's another: Climate change is a hoax. Here's one more: The "deep state" spied on Donald Trump's campaign, and is now trying to destroy his presidency.
Sep 24, 2018
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Health
Brexit will be very bad for the NHS, survey of UK doctors reveals
UK doctors think Britain's exit from the European Union (EU), dubbed Brexit, will be very bad for the NHS, reveal the results of an anonymised survey of their political beliefs and voting patterns, published online in the ...
Jul 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Attentive adults increase children's ability to empathise
For human beings to function socially, they need to be able to perceive, understand, and talk about others' mental states, such as beliefs, desires and intentions. There is no consensus among researchers as to when children ...
May 15, 2018
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