Addiction
An age of anxiety and drug use in COVID-19
UNSW's Dr. George Dertadian says the anxieties, stresses and strains people are dealing with in the pandemic could be influencing the use of drugs in society.
Nov 5, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Caring for others is a key driver in getting people to use chatbots for mental health
A new study from North Carolina State University and Syracuse University assessed what would motivate people to use chatbots for mental health services in the wake of a mass shooting. The researchers found that users' desire ...
Oct 5, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 infects majority of bad dreams: study
COVID-19 has turned 2020 into a nightmare for many people, as they struggle with health problems, economic uncertainty and other challenges. Now a team of researchers in Finland has evidence that the pandemic really is a ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Medical research
Vital Signs: We're testing 50,000 Australians a day for COVID-19. Should it be 6.5 million?
As Victoria grapples with a second-wave outbreak of COVID-19, the importance of large-scale testing has again been highlighted.
Jul 10, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Researchers stimulate improvements in Parkinson's treatment
New research led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has identified ways to make the most widely-used advanced treatment for Parkinson's disease—deep brain stimulation therapy—more effective and safer.
Jun 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada to introduce virus tracing app in July
Canada is introducing a contact tracing smartphone app that will notify Canadians of exposure to the new coronavirus.
Jun 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Not wanting to burden busy hospitals, she disregarded heart attack signs
Every weeknight in April, Charley Bednarsh flung open the windows of her fifth-floor apartment across from the World Trade Center. At 7 p.m., she'd lean out, bang a metal spoon against a pan and shout with joy as part of ...
May 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Veterinarians donate vital supplies to coronavirus fight
Veterinary hospitals are donating breathing machines, masks, gowns and other vital equipment and supplies purchased with Fido in mind, but now being redeployed to help doctors fight the spread of COVID-19 among humans.
Mar 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Houston pleads for more tests, gear as cars pack hospital
Cars lined up for more than a mile outside a Houston hospital Thursday as the nation's fourth-largest city began drive-thru testing for the coronavirus, but officials warned they don't have enough kits or protective gear ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Vision problems may be common in people with Parkinson's disease
Vision and eye problems like blurry vision, dry eyes, trouble with depth perception, and problems adjusting to rapid changes in light are much more common in people with Parkinson's disease than in people without the disorder, ...
Mar 11, 2020
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