Health

South Korea 'concerned' doctors' strike could escalate

South Korea's health minister warned of a threat to the lives of patients on Tuesday after medical professors said they might join striking junior doctors engaged in a three-week-long standoff that has plunged health care ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Happiness can be learned, but you have to work at it, study finds

We can learn to be happy, but only get lasting benefits if we keep practicing, a new study has revealed. "Long‑term analysis of a psychoeducational course on university students' mental well‑being," was published in Higher ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

14.6 percent of U.S. women had received hysterectomy in 2021

In 2021, 14.6 percent of women aged 18 years and older had received a hysterectomy, with the percentage increasing with age, according to a February data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.

Health

Six myths about sexual health

Is herpes always contagious or only during outbreaks? Does the pill cause long-term infertility issues? And was female "hysteria" really treated with orgasms by doctors in the past? Every year, there is an entire week dedicated ...

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