Health
Supreme Court rules Texas abortion clinics can remain open
The Supreme Court acted Monday to keep Texas' 19 abortion clinics open, amid a legal fight that threatens to close more than half of them.
Jun 29, 2015
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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 ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fracking takes a toll on mental health as drilling and truck traffic rattle neighborhoods
Hydraulic fracturing has boomed in the U.S. over the past decade, but unless you live near it, you may not realize just how close fracking wells can be to homes and schools. In Colorado, the wellbore—the hole drilled to ...
Nov 2, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New approaches needed for people with serious mental illnesses in criminal justice system
Responding to the large number of people with serious mental illnesses in the criminal justice system will require more than mental health services, according to a new report.
Oct 14, 2014
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Health
Knowledge of racism's impact on health is key for physicians to intervene, study finds
The more strongly physicians and medical researchers believe that racism negatively affects health, the more likely they are to intervene when they observe a racist encounter or policy, according to a new study published ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds that COVID-19 is hitting older Black and Latinx persons hardest
A study co-authored by a Florida State University researcher has found COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting people of color in the United States.
Sep 1, 2020
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Health
COVID-19 isolation linked to increased domestic violence, researchers suggest
While COVID-19-related lockdowns may have decreased the spread of a deadly virus, they appear to have created an ideal environment for increased domestic violence.
Feb 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Forensic experts may be biased by the side that retains them
Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists are ethically bound to be impartial when performing evaluations or providing expert opinions in court. But new research suggests that courtroom experts' evaluations may be influenced ...
Aug 28, 2013
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Health
Study investigates effects of domestic violence on workplaces—by asking perpetrators
Researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and Western University released a new study today, taking an unconventional approach to understanding the significant effects ...
Oct 24, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Using a video game to measure children's well-being: Before and after COVID-19
A video game featuring a mystical character named Rumble has helped Griffith University researchers investigate how school kids fared following lockdown disruption.
Mar 14, 2023
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