Health
Eat your veggies: Writing 'produce prescriptions' could boost patients' health
An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered.
Aug 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Robots in workplace contribute to burnout, job insecurity
Working alongside robots may contribute to job burnout and workplace incivility, but self-affirmation techniques could help alleviate fears about being replaced by these machines, according to research published by the American ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Diabetes
Diabetes added to high risks for people with severe mental illness
People with severe mental illness are more than twice as likely to have Type 2 diabetes, with even higher risks among patients who are African American or Hispanic, according to a new study led by UCSF.
Jun 13, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19's economic fallout expands food insecurity, as groups scramble to help
Food insecurity is on the rise amid the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a disturbing trend that could expose economically challenged people and families to risk factors associated with the coronavirus.
Aug 19, 2020
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Health
Effects of the proposed SNAP eligibility changes
Proposed changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may result in as many as one in ten U.S. families losing SNAP benefits, and potential impacts are unknown. A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim ...
Mar 9, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ask the pediatrician: How to talk with your child about the Israel-Gaza war
The Israel-Gaza war is distressing, and children and teens may be wondering why this violence is occurring and what else will happen in the future. Like adults, they are better able to cope with upsetting news and images ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Health
Coupling food pantry access with primary care offers new recipe for preventative medicine
In a world awash with mass-produced, highly processed high-caloric food, the cheapest option is often an unhealthy one. Add rampant wealth inequality, mix in the many factors plaguing the U.S. health care system, and you ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Medical economics
Food security: New tool can forecast food insecurity up to 30 days in advance
A new tool that can be used to forecast the prevalence of individuals within a country that may have insufficient access to food—known as food insecurity—up to 30 days into the future is presented in a study published ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Poverty linked to higher risk of death in children with cancer undergoing transplant
Despite the increasing use and promise of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) as curative therapy for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases, new research suggests that children transplanted for cancer ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Health
Team develops EHR-based social needs screener to improve patient outcomes
Boston Medical Center (BMC) has implemented a social determinants of health screener for primary care patients in order to better identify and address patients' unmet social needs. Clinician researchers developed the electronic ...
May 16, 2019
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