Health
Treating domestic violence perpetrators
A QUT researcher is hoping to develop a new treatment approach for men who act violently towards their intimate partners.
May 29, 2018
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Addiction
Race- and gender-specific interventions may lower drug overdose death rates
Interventions to address stimulant and opioid use that consider race and gender may prove more effective at preventing overdose deaths than current methods, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers who studied how ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People who shielded during COVID treated as 'second class citizens,' says UK report
People who shielded during the COVID pandemic say they have been treated like "second class citizens" whose needs have been ignored.
Oct 4, 2023
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Pediatrics
Study: Lower-income kids give more time to TV, digital media
Children in lower-income families spend more time watching TV and using electronic devices than kids in more affluent homes, according to a survey released Thursday.
Oct 19, 2017
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Health
The health consequences of Trump's global gag order
President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that media reports say could obstruct nearly US$8.8 billion the U.S. spends annually to fight deadly diseases abroad. Here, Maureen Miller, a Columbia University Medical ...
May 19, 2017
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Health
2011 to 2018 saw decline in problems paying medical bills
(HealthDay)—From 2011 to 2018, there was a decrease in the percentage of families having problems paying medical bills in the past 12 months, according to a February data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Feb 13, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Family, community bonds help decrease mental health problems of former child soldiers
Acceptance and support from communities and families appear to lessen the toll of mental health conditions experienced by former child soldiers transitioning to early adulthood, according to a study by researchers at the ...
Jun 19, 2019
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Addiction
Study looks at prevention strategy for substance use disorder
There are well documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study from IUPUI found those risk factors affect age groups differently and proposes a primary prevention ...
Aug 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Patients with family history of colorectal cancer may be at risk for aggressive form of the disease
BOSTON—When people with a family history of colorectal cancer develop the disease, their tumors often carry a molecular sign that the cancer could be life-threatening and may require aggressive treatment, Dana-Farber Cancer ...
Dec 12, 2012
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Medications
Education on under-prescribed drug helps reduce cravings for those with alcohol use disorder, study finds
Not only is alcohol one of the world's most abused drugs, but alcohol-related deaths trail only tobacco, poor diet and physical activity, and illegal drugs as the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States.
Jun 13, 2023
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