Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Europe, WHO sound alarm over resurgent virus crisis

The EU's disease control agency on Friday joined frantic health workers across Europe in sounding the alarm about the surge in coronavirus infections as the World Health Organization warned of an "exponential" rise in cases.

Medications

Novartis chief sees sales dip until mid-2013

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Sunday the expiry of a US patent for its leading hypertension drug Diovan caused a drop in turnover that could last into the first half of 2013.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Great Recession onset spurs harsh parenting, researchers find

The onset of the Great Recession and, more generally, deteriorating economic conditions lead mothers to engage in harsh parenting, such as hitting or shouting at children, a team of researchers has found. But the effect is ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Suicide rates among US adolescents doubled in 10 years

Suicides among the youngest U.S. teenagers were rising for years before the pandemic—with school stress, social media and guns standing as potential factors, according to a new study.Researchers found that between 2008 ...

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