Psychology & Psychiatry
Rate of kids hospitalized in mental health crisis keeps rising
Children with mental health problems are flooding America's hospitals.
Mar 28, 2023
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News tagged with self-medication
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindsets can influence the course of childbirth, finds longitudinal study
Pregnant women's attitudes and mindsets can influence the course of childbirth. This is what psychologists at the University of Bonn established in a longitudinal study with around 300 participants. Women who see childbirth ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Pediatrics
Study shows racial inequities in newborn drug testing
If a newborn tests positive for certain drugs after birth, mandated reporters in many states—including health care professionals and social workers—are required to report it to Child Protective Services.
Mar 8, 2023
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Medical economics
Idaho House passes ban on gender-affirming medical care
A bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House Thursday, despite warnings from opponents who said it would likely increase suicide rates among teens.
Feb 15, 2023
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Other
Ethical implications of broad access to medically assisted death need a long, hard look
As a philosophy professor and researcher of end-of-life ethics, I ask the students in my ethics class who should be eligible to receive Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Should it be open only to people actively dying from ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Mood swings, memory troubles: Minding the mental toll of menopause
Menopause and the years before it may make you feel like you're losing your mind.
Dec 21, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Doctors find mental health chatbots are effective in helping treat symptoms in people with depression
Clinician scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found that mental health chatbots are able to effectively engage people with depression in empathetic conversations and assist in ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Being off work due to sickness or injury linked to higher risk of suicide
People who are off work due to injury or illness are at higher risk of later suicide and intentional self-harm, a new international study by Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine researchers has ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Medications
With over-the-counter birth control pills, pharmacists could play an ever-increasing role in reproductive health care
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to review a drugmaker's application for the first over-the-counter birth control pill in November 2022, with a decision expected in the first half of 2023.
Oct 28, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Study finds that artificial intelligence can determine race from medical images
Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in a wide variety of health care settings, from analyzing medical images to assisting with surgical procedures. While AI can sometimes outperform trained clinicians, these superhuman abilities ...
Oct 19, 2022
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