Psychology & Psychiatry
After cardiac arrest, women more likely to suffer anxiety, depression than men
Women who survive cardiac arrest are more likely to suffer anxiety or depression than male survivors, a new study warns.
Jul 9, 2024
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Neuroscience
Beyond PMS: A poorly understood disorder means periods of despair for some women
For decades, a lack of investment in women's health has created gaps in medicine. The problem is so prevalent that, this year, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to advance women's health research and innovation.
Jul 9, 2024
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Health
Firearm-violence public health crisis 'a wake-up call,' say experts
In a recent advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy declared America's firearm violence a public health crisis that requires the nation's immediate awareness and action.
Jul 9, 2024
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'Extremely dangerous': Health experts slam doping-friendly Enhanced Games
Athletes at the Paris Olympics later this month will be tested for performance-enhancing drugs, but at a competition plotting to rival the Games, doping will be the point.
Jul 9, 2024
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Study shows that permit to purchase laws are a promising avenue to reduce suicides in young adults
In 2020, suicide ranked as the third leading cause of death for adults aged 18 to 20 years in the United States. Firearms were implicated in approximately half of these cases, and by 2017, they had surpassed motor vehicles ...
Jul 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Navigating mental health treatment options can be overwhelming—a clinical psychologist explains why it's worth it
The percentage of Americans seeking mental health treatment nearly doubled between 2004 and 2022, with almost a quarter of the population reporting that they saw a mental health care professional in 2022.
Jul 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Students behind Denver high school walkout five years ago still pushing to improve culture around mental health
Students who walked out of Cherry Creek High School five years ago to protest what they saw as glossing over a classmate's suicide are still working to share their message that youth can remake the culture around mental health.
Jul 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers find biological clues to mental health impacts of prenatal cannabis exposure
Scientists are trying to understand how cannabis may affect long-term neurodevelopment when babies are exposed to it in the womb.
Jul 5, 2024
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Military service's hidden health toll: Servicewomen and their families endure increased chronic pain, finds study
A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital reveals that military women and female family members face significantly higher risks of chronic pain
Jul 5, 2024
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Long-term healthy dietary patterns linked to healthy aging
Higher long-term adherence to healthy dietary patterns is associated with an increased likelihood of healthy aging, according to a study presented at NUTRITION 2024, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, ...
Jul 5, 2024
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