Only about one in five central Pennsylvania women who have experienced intimate partner violence is asked or counseled by a health care provider about abuse, according to Penn State medicine and public health science researchers. ...
Mar 8, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—A new study based on in-depth interviews of rural Latino men in western Oregon finds that these men need sexual health services designed for their needs, including more male health providers, more convenient ...
Mar 7, 2013
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According to results of a new study by researchers at the University of Utah, military personnel experience increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions if they were the victims of physical or violent sexual assault as ...
Jan 18, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Underage drinking in the United States remains a serious public health issue, a new federal government report shows.
Nov 26, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Earlier this year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced recommendations that surprised the medical community: Healthy men should no longer have the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to ...
Dec 23, 2011
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Each year, many older Australians experience abuse, neglect or financial exploitation, usually at the hands of their adult children or other close relatives.
Nov 10, 2023
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The government has announced plans to make it a crime not to report child abuse. As part of this, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has vowed to "stamp out" grooming gangs who perpetuate child exploitation. Ending child sexual ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Domestic abuse by a partner is also known as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). It is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as behavior within an intimate relationship which includes acts of physical violence, sexual ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Child abuse and neglect is, unfortunately, a far more common occurrence in Australia than many people realize.
Feb 1, 2023
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After a sexual assault, some victims are charged for the initial treatment and collection of evidence, even though U.S. federal law requires those services to be free.
Oct 27, 2022
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