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Researchers say culture and the arts should have a stronger role in healthcare
Studies show that culture and the arts can have positive effects on health.
Nov 16, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression and anxiety are more frequently diagnosed in women
The UPV/EHU's research group OPIK, Social Determinants of Health and Demographic Change, is a multidisciplinary group comprising research personnel in the field of social and health sciences; it explores the social factors ...
Nov 3, 2020
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Pediatrics
Factors that increase or decrease suicidal behavior risk in adolescents
An analysis of relevant studies published to date has identified certain risk factors associated with suicidal behavior in adolescents. The analysis also revealed certain protective factors that may reduce the likelihood ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fewer people attended hospital with stroke during the pandemic – but why?
In the event of a stroke, the well-known mantra is "time is brain." Even small delays in identifying symptoms and seeking specialist care can be detrimental to a patient's recovery and long-term quality of life. This is the ...
Oct 5, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Number of Californians with mental health distress sharply increased from 2014 to 2018
From 2014 to 2018, the number of California adults who reported that they had experienced serious psychological distress in any given year increased by 42%, according to a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research policy brief ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Health
Loneliness levels high during COVID-19 lockdown
During the initial phase of COVID-19 lockdown, rates of loneliness among people in the UK were high and were associated with a number of social and health factors, according to a new study published this week in the open-access ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Medical research
Definition of pain updated for first time in four decades to make it more inclusive
Johns Hopkins Medicine pain experts have joined the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and collaborators worldwide to make a subtle but important update to the definition of "pain" for the first time in ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Rural counties with access to obstetrics have healthier infant birth outcomes
Rural areas with local access to obstetrical care report better infant health outcomes, including lower infant mortality rates and fewer babies delivered underweight. The retrospective cohort study compared the birth outcomes ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Medications
How to use precision medicine to personalize COVID-19 treatment according to the patient's genes
Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were among the earliest celebrities to catch the novel coronavirus. In an interview at the beginning of July, Hanks described how differently COVID-19 had affected each of them in March.
Sep 2, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Your in-laws' history of drinking problems could lead to alcohol issues of your own
The statistics are sobering. More than 14 million American adults suffer from some form of alcohol use disorder (AUD), a chronic inability to stop or control alcohol use despite the negative consequences. This is according ...
Aug 21, 2020
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