Health
COVID-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement
More parents are questioning the necessity of routine vaccinations for young children. Adults are skipping shots as well, even for vaccines with a long safety record.
Jul 4, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Rising parental expectations linked to perfectionism in college students
Rising parental expectations and criticism are linked to an increase in perfectionism among college students, which can have damaging mental health consequences, according to new research published by the American Psychological ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Toronto goes back into lockdown because of a surge in cases
Canada's largest city is going back into lockdown because of a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Nov 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thailand hits new daily record with nearly 1,000 virus cases
Thailand's Health Ministry warned Sunday that restrictions may need to be tightened to slow the spread of a fresh coronavirus wave, as the country hit a daily record for new cases.
Apr 11, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Investigative reporter, who covered murder-suicides, explains how journalists are vulnerable to trauma
It never really dawned on me how vulnerable journalists were to trauma until I took a job as an investigative reporter. I spent most of 2021 and 2022 verifying, analyzing and writing stories about murder-suicides.
Jan 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests COVID face masks don't impair most social interaction
A new study just published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology debunks the idea that wearing a mask to slow the spread of disease damages most everyday social exchanges.
Sep 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Health experts report US$246 billion cost of workplace depression across eight countries
New data released today shows that workplace depression is a major issue across different cultures and economies, with "wide and devastating" consequences for thousands of organisations worldwide.
Sep 27, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Retracted anti-abortion paper contained undisclosed conflicts of interest
An anti-abortion paper retracted by a Frontiers journal the day after Christmas contained undisclosed conflicts of interest among its guest editors and peer reviewers, according to an analysis by Digital Science company Ripeta.
Jan 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
N. Korea reports another disease outbreak amid COVID-19 wave
North Korea on Thursday reported the eruption of another infectious disease in addition to its ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, saying leader Kim Jong Un has donated his private medicines to those stricken with the new disease.
Jun 16, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study sheds new light on certainty of opinions
Researchers for years have understood how attitudes held with certainty might predict behavior, but a series of new studies led by a University at Buffalo psychologist suggest there may be a more general disposition at work ...
Aug 19, 2020
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