Health
Too many people missing out on health benefits of golf, says expert panel
The consensus—one of the first of its kind—comes on the eve of the Ryder Cup, the biennial golf tournament between Europe and the US.
Sep 24, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Acute depression, stress, anxiety higher during peak of COVID-19 pandemic
Rates of elevated psychological distress, including depression and anxiety symptoms, were found among Australian adults during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia, according to a new study published July 28, 2020 ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Health
Lack of sleep will catch up to you in more ways than one, say experts
Experts from Harvard, Columbia University, the University of Miami, and the University of Massachusetts detailed the health implications of sleep in a conversation with CNN health reporter Jacqueline Howard on Thursday at ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Addiction
New study reveals alarming trend of nicotine vaping among Canadian high school students
A new study by Jamie Seabrook of Brescia University College and Evan R. Wiley of Western University has shown an alarming number of high school students—26%—in Canada reported having vaped in the previous month. And the ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Living in a poor area increases the risk of anxiety in women, but not in men
Women living in the most deprived areas are over 60% more likely to have anxiety as women living in richer areas. However, whether men lived in poorer or richer areas made very little difference to their anxiety levels, according ...
May 4, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
To combat COVID-19, behavioral pitfalls must be addressed
During any crisis, timely, and sometimes life-altering, decisions must be made, requiring an extreme amount of sound judgment under uncertainty. The Covid-19 pandemic is no different.
Apr 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Experts call for changes to UK health care system for people affected by bipolar disorder
A Southampton researcher working with Bipolar UK as part of a group of 26 world-leading experts has helped highlight how the health care system in the U.K. is failing millions of people affected by bipolar disorder, resulting ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Health
Use of telemedicine for mental health in rural areas on the rise but uneven
Newly published research by Harvard Medical School and the RAND Corporation reveals a dramatic growth in the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders in rural areas, but strikingly uneven ...
May 1, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study offers new details on pediatric mental health boarding
A Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal Pediatrics, offers new details about pediatric mental health boarding in emergency departments across the country, a problem that has steadily increased in the last 10 years ...
Sep 25, 2020
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Addiction
Therapy can support medication treatment for opioid use disorder
Receiving psychosocial and behavioral therapy alongside medications for opioid use disorder leads to better treatment engagement and continuity, according to Rutgers researchers.
Mar 25, 2022
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