Health
Being on a zero-hours contract is bad for your health
Young adults who are employed on zero-hours contracts are less likely to be in good health, and are at higher risk of poor mental health than workers with stable jobs.
Jul 6, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research finds risk of suicide and mental illness increases during recession
The economic recession of 2008 – 2010 was followed by increases in rates of suicide, suicide attempts, and mental illness, a PolicyBristol report from a team led by academics at the University of Bristol has found.
Nov 6, 2015
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Cardiology
Clear link between income and survival after cardiac surgery
The higher a patient's income, the better are his or her chances of surviving cardiac surgery in both the short and long term. This is the finding of a new registry study by researchers from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet ...
Oct 19, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows long-term economic impact of childhood sexual abuse on survivors
Using data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), researchers at the ESRI and Trinity find that male survivors of CSA are three times more likely to be out of the labour force due to sickness/disability compared ...
Aug 15, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
2008 economic crisis could be to blame for thousands of excess suicides worldwide
In a paper published today in BMJ, researchers are suggesting that the 2008 global economic crisis could be to blame for the increase in suicide rates in European and American countries, particularly among males and in countries ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Health
Education can offset impact of low fertility trap
A smarter, better educated population may help offset the impacts of declining fertility rates in East Asia, and provide lessons for Australia, according to a new report from the Australian National University's Australian ...
Apr 5, 2013
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Health
Unemployed Americans face greater risk of mortality: study
Employment policy is also health policy according to a University of British Columbia study that found that workers experienced higher mortality rates if they didn't have access to social protections like employment insurance ...
Jun 28, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Lifelong payoff for attentive kindergarten kids
Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of "work-oriented" skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr. Linda Pagani, a professor and researcher at the University of Montreal ...
Jan 30, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus hits Italian birth rate
The coronavirus crisis has hit Italy's already historically-low birth rate, new projections from the national statistics agency reveal.
Nov 25, 2020
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Health
UK needs to redesign health policies for men
UK health policies should be redesigned to become more accessible for men, according to a new report by the Work Foundation.
Nov 19, 2018
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