Health
Clean indoor air would do more than help us fight COVID, it would help us concentrate
Sometimes the best things you can do are invisible.
Feb 8, 2022
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Medications
Experts propose solutions to the opioid crisis in North America
(HealthDay)—Fundamental reform of regulatory systems is needed to address the opioid crisis in North America and beyond, according to recommendations from a Commission report published online Feb. 2 in The Lancet.
Feb 4, 2022
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Addiction
Over 1.2 million additional opioid overdose deaths expected in North America by 2029
Without evidence-based public health policies that treat drug addiction as a chronic condition and prioritize prevention, the number of deaths from opioid overdoses in North America is predicted to grow exponentially, adding ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
U.S. teens were already in mental health crisis before pandemic hit
Alaina Stanisci has grappled with an eating disorder since she was 10, and the disruptions of the pandemic only made things worse for the high school senior.
Jan 24, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stressed out at college? Here are five essential reads on how to take better care of your mental health
Nearly 70% of college students say they are experiencing emotional distress or anxiety related to the pandemic. That's according to a January 2022 survey that also found nearly 9 out of every 10 college students believe U.S. ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Health
Public health in America at a breaking point. The question is now 'Can it recover?'
Before the pandemic, America's public health system was the envy of the world.
Jan 20, 2022
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Health
Britons' boozing skyrockets during lockdown: study
Britons are increasingly drinking dangerous levels of alcohol since the start of the pandemic and will not return to drinking at levels before the global health crisis, official figures showed Monday.
Jan 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Among care organizations, day centers were hit the hardest by COVID crisis
The crisis sociology research group of the University of Tartu Institute of Social Studies and European researchers studied how the care organizations of nine European countries coped during the coronavirus crisis, showing ...
Jan 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How can we identify, respond to pandemic-triggered mental health crises?
Tara L. Powell is a professor of social work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who researches the impact of disasters on youths, health care workers and first responders, and assesses interventions for strengthening ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
At least one dead from Omicron as UK boosts response
Britain on Monday confirmed what is thought to be the first confirmed death after infection with the Omicron variant, as the country launched an ambitious COVID booster shot programme to stop the virus spiralling out of control.
Dec 13, 2021
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