Health
Trust in NHS advice key to COVID vaccine uptake, study finds
People's trust in the NHS was linked to increased uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic, a study suggests.
Feb 13, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Adult day services with specialized care found to have higher proportion with dementia
Adult day services centers (ADSCs) that provide specialized dementia care have a higher proportion of patients with dementia compared with ADSCs that do not provide specialized care, according to a study published online ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emotional problems in young people were rising rapidly even before the pandemic, says researchers
It wasn't just the virus that spread during the pandemic—anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns saw a worrying rise as well. But new research from my colleagues and I confirms there had already been a substantial ...
Jan 19, 2024
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Health
Same-level workplace falls set to rise amid surge in older female workforce numbers
Same-level falls in the workplace are set to rise amid rapid growth in the numbers of older female employees in the workforce, suggests Australian research published online first in the journal Occupational & Environmental ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How does owning a mobile phone impact infant birth weight?
Every year an estimated 20 million babies worldwide are born with low birth weight, according to the World Health Organization, leading to a wide range of significant short- and long-term consequences. Though you may think ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Treatment of obesity must be multifaceted, publication says
According to "Insights & Implications in Gerontology: The Chronic Disease of Obesity"—a new publication from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)—overweight and obesity are now recognized as chronic health conditions ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Surgery
Does where patients choose to have breast cancer surgery drive health care inequality?
Including patients as partners for making decisions about their medical treatments is an important aspect of patient-centered care. A new study from England examined choices that patients with breast cancer make when considering ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Team calls for more research into the emotional and motivational brain mechanisms behind social media use
With nearly 5 billion users worldwide spending an average of more than two hours daily on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, the impact of social media on mental health and well-being has garnered increasing ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
First global review highlights substantial lack of commitment to addressing gambling harm
Globally, governments are still not doing enough to address the health and well-being harm from gambling, according to a world first review led by the University of Glasgow.
Nov 7, 2023
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Medical economics
Q&A: Nursing homes hardest hit by health care employment declines
Among health care job sectors, nursing homes have been the most adversely affected by declines in employment growth since the pandemic—a rate more than triple that of hospitals or physician offices, says a University of ...
Nov 6, 2023
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