Health
Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit
Does living near a hospital make you more likely to get the health care you need?
Jan 30, 2024
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Study links social media use to increased inflammation over time
A University at Buffalo social scientist has extended a line of research that has already suggested an association between social media use and inflammation with a rigorous new study that showed that same association over ...
Jan 26, 2024
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Health informatics
Team develops new population risk prediction model for likelihood of ICU admission and survival
A significant obstacle to improving care and outcomes for intensive care unit (ICU) patients is the unexpected nature of becoming seriously ill. Which groups of patients are likely to become severely ill, and will they survive ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Medical research
Psychedelic drugs: Follow the money as investors seek to replace Prozac, Zoloft and other drugs
The golden road to pharmaceutical riches can quickly become a rocky wilderness trail. Chemical compounds that hit a target in the lab often fall short in human studies.
Dec 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Peer-led patient navigation helps minoritized patients engage in their own mental health care
Research scientists led by Johanne Eliacin, Ph.D., of the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) and Regenstrief Institute, have developed PARTNER-MH, an innovative, peer-led patient navigation program to support racially ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Group therapy helps scientists cope with challenging 'climate emotions'
As climate records tumble and wildfires rage, people all over the planet are feeling the toll.
Aug 15, 2023
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Health informatics
Google & ChatGPT found to have mixed results in medical information queries
When you need accurate information about a serious illness, should you go to Google or ChatGPT?
Aug 1, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How we can better manage mental health impacts of bushfires
With an El Niño summer promising hotter and drier conditions for much of Australia, we must rethink how we measure the impact bushfires and other extreme weather events have on our mental health and well-being, according ...
Jul 28, 2023
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Health
EPA moves to reduce childhood exposure to lead-based paint dust
The Biden administration on Wednesday moved to reduce children's exposure to lead, proposing stricter limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities.
Jul 13, 2023
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Addiction
Refining NMR technique to work toward new drug testing tool
University of Canterbury Chemical and Process Engineering Professor Daniel Holland and his team are refining a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and plan to use it to measure the content and concentration ...
Jun 29, 2023
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