Health
One in ten Australian women report disrespectful or abusive care in childbirth
Having a baby can be an empowering experience when women are treated with kindness and respect.
Dec 6, 2022
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Medical economics
Was mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for Australian aged care workers a successful policy?
On June 28, 2021, Australia's National Cabinet endorsed the introduction of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in residential aged care facilities. By September 17, 2021, when the mandate came into effect, 97.8% ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Addiction
Experiences of methadone service users explored in human rights–based study
Findings of a collaborative study between the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity and University College Cork, and a former Ph.D. student from Maynooth University indicate that there is a significant gap between human ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Health
Maintaining masking requirements at Boston Public Schools protected students, staff
The lifting of masking requirements in school districts outside of Boston in February 2022 was associated with an additional 44.9 COVID-19 cases per 1,000 students and staff in the 15 weeks after the statewide masking policy ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China reports 10,000 new virus cases, capital closes parks
China's capital Beijing has closed city parks and imposed other restrictions as the country faces a new wave of COVID-19 cases.
Nov 11, 2022
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Neuroscience
Revealed: Anterior prefrontal-putamen circuit essential to response inhibition in humans
The prefrontal-subthalamic neural circuit within the human brain is responsible for stopping inappropriate responses. The striatum in the brain is the main route of direct or excitatory and indirect or inhibitory signals, ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
The hemispheres are not equal: How the brain is not symmetrical
At first glance, the human body looks symmetrical: two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears, even the nose and mouth appear to be mirrored on an imaginary axis dividing the faces of most people. And finally, the brain: it is ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Newsom signs mental health care overhaul. Will it make a dent in homelessness crisis?
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday to push some Californians with severe mental illness into treatment, kicking off what's sure to be a long and challenging process to get the unprecedented new framework up and ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Other
Experts see Canada's euthanasia laws as threat to disabled
Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June 2019 over fears he might be suicidal, he asked his brother to "bust ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Using Twitter to examine stigma against people with dementia during COVID-19
Research published in JMIR Aging reports that during the pandemic, there has been significant social media attention focused on the increased COVID-19 risks and impacts for people with dementia and their care partners.
Jul 29, 2022
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