Medications
Kids still dying from accidental exposure to fentanyl pain patches
(HealthDay)—Accidental exposure to fentanyl pain patches is putting children's lives at risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Jul 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
MindStep program helps people with anxiety
The MindStep telehealth service offers cognitive behavioural coaching to complement the care people receive from their GP, psychologist or psychiatrist. Delivered over the phone by trained mental health coaches, the confidential ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teenagers at greatest risk of self-harming could be identified almost a decade earlier
Researchers have identified two subgroups of adolescents who self-harm and have shown that it is possible to predict those individuals at greatest risk almost a decade before they begin self-harming.
Jun 15, 2021
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Medications
Simple protocol can improve medicinal treatment for opioid addiction
Unintentional overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, with many people knowing at least one person who has struggled with drug dependence. In a recent study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found ...
May 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pandemic stigma: Foreigners, doctors wrongly targeted for COVID-19 spread in India
The Indian public blamed foreigners, minority groups and doctors for the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the country during the first wave, due to misinformation, rumor and long-held discriminatory beliefs, according to an ...
May 13, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The rise of pop psychology: can it make your life better, or is it all snake-oil?
More than 50 years ago, George Miller, president of the American Psychological Association, urged his colleagues "to give psychology away." No, cynical reader, he was not instructing his followers to abandon the field. Rather ...
May 4, 2021
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Nurses, doctor help 'lucky' mom who gave birth on flight
A doctor and a team of neonatal medical professionals were in the right place at the right time—helping a Utah woman deliver her baby onboard an hourslong flight to Hawaii.
May 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
India's hardest-hit state battles vaccine shortages
Leading hospitals in India's most coronavirus-hit state halted vaccinations Friday, citing shortages as infections across the country crossed 13 million and set a new daily record.
Apr 9, 2021
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Vaccination
EU regulator says AZ clot risk 'very rare' as nations battle virus surges
The EU's medicines regulator said Wednesday that blood clots should be listed as a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca jab but the benefits continue to outweigh risks, as several countries battle fresh virus surges amid vaccine ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Vaccination
EU agency to address AZ safety as countries battle virus surges
The EU's medicines regulator is expected to present findings over a possible link between blood clots and the AstraZeneca jab on Wednesday, as several countries battle fresh virus surges amid vaccine shortfalls.
Apr 7, 2021
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