Psychology & Psychiatry
988 mental health hotline back in business after daylong outage
A national hotline that people can call in a mental health emergency went down for a day before it was restored late Thursday.
Dec 2, 2022
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Health
Hurricane Maria highlights the need to put vulnerable populations in the forefront of disaster preparedness
Hurricane Maria was one the worst natural disasters to hit Puerto Rico. The storm created extensive damage to infrastructure and destroyed the country's electrical grid. A new study by researchers at the George Washington ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More than 4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable in the US, and mental health is the leading cause
Preventable failures in U.S. maternal health care result in far too many pregnancy-related deaths. Each year, approximately 700 parents die from pregnancy and childbirth complications. As such, the U.S. maternal mortality ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Health
Experts recommend using COVID-19 resources to tackle the 'silent pandemic' of antimicrobial resistance
Infections that can't be treated with antibiotics are a global health crisis and experts are calling for the Canadian government to use COVID-19 resources to address the "silent pandemic" of superbugs.
Nov 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are at-home STD test kits reliable?
Among the more remarkable legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a public health crisis.
Nov 23, 2022
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Pediatrics
Despite pleas from pediatric groups, Biden balks at declaring RSV a health emergency
The Biden administration on Thursday offered assistance to communities and hospitals dealing with a surge in cases of pediatric respiratory illnesses, but it did not declare a national public health emergency.
Nov 18, 2022
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Medical economics
Rising housing cost to income ratio strongly linked to poor health, death, suicide
The widening gap between personal disposable income and the cost of housing is strongly linked to poor health, preventable deaths, and suicide, finds an international study of developed countries accepted for publication ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parenting in a post-pandemic world
If you're a parent or child caretaker, the news can feel especially daunting in these post-pandemic times. Math and reading proficiency levels among fourth- and eighth-graders across the U.S. dropped precipitously between ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Addiction
Walmart offers $3 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Another major pharmacy chain has offered billions to settle claims for its role in the opioid epidemic.
Nov 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers find financial strain due to COVID-19 pandemic took significant toll on adolescent mental health
Financial stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic took a distinct toll on adolescent mental health and contributed to depressive symptoms, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). ...
Nov 15, 2022
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