Psychology & Psychiatry

New series calls for public health model to address suicide

Governments around the world need to address the social and economic factors that contribute to suicide risk, according to a new series calling for a public health approach to suicide prevention.

Medical economics

Boom, now bust: Budget cuts and layoffs take hold in public health

Even as federal aid poured into state budgets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public health leaders warned of a boom-and-bust funding cycle on the horizon as the emergency ended and federal grants sunsetted. Now, that ...

Medications

Is long-term beta-blocker therapy needed after a heart attack?

The cardiovascular safety of an interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison to continuation in patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and there was no benefit to the patients' quality of life, ...

Health

Six more dead linked to Boar's Head listeria outbreak

Six new deaths are now linked to a multistate listeria outbreak traced to Boar's Head deli meat, as new records released by the Food Safety and Inspection Service show the agency found nearly 70 instances of "noncompliances" ...

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Safety

Safety is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf), the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be considered non-desirable. This can take the form of being protected from the event or from exposure to something that causes health or economical losses. It can include protection of people or of possessions.

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