Pediatrics

The effects of childhood sexual abuse on health and well-being

One in five women and one in 13 men are thought to be affected by childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Childhood sexual abuse is a violation of fundamental human rights and its impacts have far-reaching consequences that extend ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Social media can reveal who needs the most help

Language use in social media can be a useful tool for social scientists, because it reflects living conditions in areas the posts originate from.

Medications

Social inequity linked to lower use of epidural in childbirth

In a study of women in labor in the U. S., social inequity was associated with lower use of neuraxial analgesia—an epidural or spinal pain reliever— among non-Hispanic white women and, to a greater extent, among African ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Systemic US reforms needed to prevent mass death in the next pandemic

Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, The BMJ has launched a forward-looking series that highlights the lessons that can be learned from the US's COVID-19 experience and the actions that are needed to prevent the loss ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Understanding the impact of a dementia board game

Specialist dementia researchers from the University of Liverpool have seen positive initial findings when analyzing the outcomes of a board game that shines a light on dementia inequalities. Their paper, "Co-producing a boardgame ...

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