Psychology & Psychiatry

Emergency departments could help reduce youth suicide risk

A study of over 15,000 youth with self-inflicted injury treated in Emergency Departments (EDs) found that around 25% were seen in the ED within 90 days before or 90 days after injury, pointing to an opportunity for ED-based ...

Vaccination

Shares soar in mpox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic

Shares in Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, which manufactures a vaccine targeting mpox, soared Thursday after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency.

Health

What young adults can do to prevent heart attacks and strokes

Clogged arteries—which can lead to heart attacks and strokes—can begin to develop in young adulthood. But a new study suggests it may be less likely to happen to those who better adhere to a set of lifestyle behaviors ...

HIV & AIDS

Ugandan women's autonomy key to safer sex, researchers say

Ugandan women's ability to negotiate the conditions and timing of sex, such as refusing sex and asking for condom use with their partners, is key to preventing several reproductive health outcomes, say experts from the Brown ...

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