Health
Air pollution linked to increased risk for childhood asthma
Early-life air pollution is associated with an increased risk for asthma in childhood, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 5, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Climate change linked to rise in mental distress among teens, finds study
Worsening human-induced climate change may have effects beyond the widely reported rising sea levels, higher temperatures, and impacts on food supply and migration—and may also extend to influencing mental distress among ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Young adults with cognitive disabilities and major depressive episodes found more likely to vape nicotine
In 2022, 14% of high school students and 3% of middle school students reported using e-cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is part of a growing trend of adolescents and young adults ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds childhood bullying linked to distrust and mental health problems in adolescence
A new study, co-led by UCLA Health and the University of Glasgow, found that young teenagers who develop a strong distrust of other people as a result of childhood bullying are substantially more likely to have significant ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Pediatrics
Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board
Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist.
Feb 11, 2024
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Medical economics
Gender wage gaps persist among health care workers
Though women perform 77% of health care jobs nationally, gender wage gaps persist, potentially contributing to lower lifetime earnings for millions of women and deterring professional advancement.
Feb 6, 2024
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Addiction
Study estimates prevalence of adolescents identifying as being 'in recovery'
The prevalence of adolescents identifying as being in recovery and resolving problems with substances is estimated in a study published online Dec. 19 in PLOS ONE.
Feb 2, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Despite US suicide epidemic, medical students still don't receive adequate training to treat suicidal patients
Suicide in the U.S. is a societal epidemic and a staggering public health crisis that demands attention from medical experts.
Feb 1, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parental warmth during young adulthood found to decrease rates of depression in children
Parents with young adult children can still make an impact on their children's mental health, whether those children have left the nest or not. Researchers from the Penn State College of Health and Human Development found ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Asthma rates climb for high school students as cannabis use increases
Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis, relative to those who do not and the prevalence of asthma increases with the frequency of its use among the students, according to a new study at Columbia ...
Jan 29, 2024
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