Psychology & Psychiatry
Survey shows loneliness haunts over 1 in 5 people
Loneliness strikes more than a fifth of people worldwide, a new survey warns.
Jul 11, 2024
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Health
World leaders unite to embed social participation in health systems
For the first time in the World Health Organization's 76-year history, world leaders have unanimously committed to put social participation—people, communities and civil society—at the heart of health decision-making ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Health
Q&A: Why heat waves are more dangerous than you think, and how to stay safe
The numbers are staggering. In what the National Weather Service has described as a "never-ending heat wave," records continued to fall across the West this week: 120 degrees Farenheit (49 degrees Celsius) in Las Vegas; a ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study urges media to focus on mental health impact of climate change
The media needs to do more to report on the mental health impact of climate change, according to a new public health study out of the University of Alberta.
Jul 10, 2024
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Health
Public health researchers detail a post-pandemic way forward
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. public health system must focus on critical questions of accountability, politicization and updating data systems if it is to do its job well and maintain the trust of the ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Health
Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year in California alone
When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious—but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames.
Jul 8, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Air pollution linked to a decrease in IVF birth rate success, new study shows
A pioneering study, presented at the ESHRE 40th Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, has revealed that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) prior to the retrieval of oocytes (eggs) during in vitro fertilization (IVF) can reduce ...
Jul 7, 2024
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Diabetes
A comprehensive youth diabetes dataset and interactive portal to boost research and prevention strategies
A team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has developed the most comprehensive epidemiological dataset for youth diabetes and prediabetes research, derived from extensive National Health and Nutrition Examination ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows how climate anxiety can catalyze activism
The looming uncertainty and dangers of climate change can be paralyzing and debilitating, but a new study from the University of Oregon suggests that such gloom is not wholly harmful.
Jul 1, 2024
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Health
Why can't I sleep? It could be your sheets or doona
It's winter, so many of us will be bringing out, or buying, winter bedding. But how much of a difference does your bedding make to your thermal comfort? Can a particular textile help you sleep? Is it wool, or other natural ...
Jun 22, 2024
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