Psychology & Psychiatry
'Magic mushroom' psychedelic may help heavy drinkers quit
The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism.
Aug 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Enduring colonialism has made it harder to end the COVID-19 pandemic
Rich countries are hoarding vaccine doses while poor countries become breeding grounds for new COVID-19 variants.
Aug 12, 2022
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Health
Person-centered care and how you can take your health into your own hands
Person-centered care (also known as patient-centered care) is the philosophy of giving power back to patients and putting them "at the center" of care.
Aug 10, 2022
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Health
Researchers point to gap in Indigenous health equalities
A UBC Okanagan researcher is calling attention to the looming gap in health equality when it comes to Indigenous populations living off-reserve in Canada.
Aug 5, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Contrasting rates of survival for GI cancers in the Northern Territory
Survival rates for gastrointestinal (GI) cancer among Northern Territorians have improved in the past 30 years but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in the Territory still have worse survival outcomes, ...
Jul 8, 2022
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Health
Life expectancy gap is closing for Indigenous Aussies in the Northern Territory
Life expectancy increased more rapidly for Indigenous than non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory (NT) between 1999 and 2018, but the gap remains considerable, say the authors of research published today by the Medical ...
Jun 20, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Social assistance cuts are contributing to high rates of HIV, syphilis in Saskatchewan
The province of Saskatchewan leads the country in preventable, opportunistic illnesses enabled by poverty. With new changes to income support programs and increased housing instability, things are getting worse.
Jun 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Indigenous Australians at higher risk of HPV throat cancers
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous Australians than young non-Indigenous ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer disparities in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders masked in larger 'Asian American' group
Studies of early-stage breast cancer outcomes frequently conclude that Asian American and Pacific Islanders fare better than non-Hispanic whites. But "Asian American and Pacific Islanders" is a broad umbrella term that encompasses ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Genetics
Hereditary pancreatitis rates 70 times higher among Australian Indigenous people
The estimated prevalence of hereditary pancreatitis in South Australia is higher than in Europe, particularly among Indigenous young people, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
May 23, 2022
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