Health
23% of young black women now identify as bisexual
Since 1972, social scientists have studied the General Social Survey to chart the complexities of social change in the United States.
Jun 11, 2019
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News tagged with social identity
Psychology & Psychiatry
Towards a more objective schizophrenia diagnosis
The diagnosis of the mental disorder schizophrenia is a highly subjective and qualitative process. If a patient presents with particular characteristic symptoms such as false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking, hearing ...
Oct 30, 2018
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Health
Skin color matters when it comes to Canadians' health: study
A new University of British Columbia study finds that Black Canadians with darker skin are more likely to report poorer health than Black Canadians with lighter skin. The study also suggests that a mismatched racial identity ...
Oct 12, 2011
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Youth: Transgender people should use bathroom they're most comfortable in
Young people clash with older adults when it comes to bathroom policies related to gender identity, a University of Michigan study suggests.
Aug 28, 2019
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Stanford Hospital privacy breach puts data online
(AP) -- Stanford Hospital in California is blaming a subcontractor used by an outside vendor for a privacy breach that led to the posting online of medical information for thousands of emergency room patients.
Sep 9, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Age of those with mismatched biological sex and gender identity (gender dysphoria) is falling, study finds
The age of those who are distressed because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity—known as gender dysphoria—has been steadily falling, reveals research published in the open access journal ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Black people in rural areas have greater mental health resiliency than white people, finds study
Black people living in rural areas of North Carolina were found to have better mental health than white people despite their exposure to various forms of racism and discrimination. This paradoxical finding was reported by ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Attending live sports found to improve well-being, reduce loneliness
New scientific research has found that attending live sporting events improves levels of well-being and reduces feelings of loneliness.
Mar 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers identify four types of opioid stigma contributing to the current crisis
Researchers from the University of Toronto have identified four types of opioid-related stigma that depend on a variety of factors, including the context of opioid use, the social identity and networks of the person who is ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Health
Medicare plans to replace Social Security numbers on cards
Old Medicare cards will be going in the shredder.
May 30, 2017
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