Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers discover best way to avoid procrastination
They say procrastination is the thief of time—actually deadlines are.
Nov 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tuberculosis programs should focus more on young people, researchers say
Young people are at risk of falling seriously unwell with tuberculosis and spreading the disease. Therefore, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, among others, have mapped key factors that affect the treatment ...
Sep 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How behaviors can inform COVID-19 health campaigns
As the pandemic continues, implementing effective public health campaigns to improve vaccination rates and encourage personal behaviors to control the spread of the virus may be necessary.
Jul 29, 2021
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Health
Better sleep: Less fast food and screen time, more physical activity
Getting a good night's rest is essential to our physical and mental health. But what behaviors lead to healthy sleep? And do those lifestyle factors change as we get older?
Jun 23, 2021
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Medical research
New study finds community activists in Brazil's favelas play a critical role in combatting COVID-19
A study co-led by Vanderbilt University's Dominique Béhague found that Brazilian citizens without traditional public health expertise have stepped up and worked together in poor neighborhoods known as favelas to make significant ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Medical research
Why some diabetics don't take their medication
University of Otago research into what helps and hinders people with type 2 diabetes correctly taking, and continuing to take, metformin, features in New Zealand Medical Journal.
Jun 4, 2021
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Health
Lack of timely access to care potentially costing lives in New Zealand
More than 250 people died between 2009 and 2012 from potentially survivable trauma injuries before they reached a hospital because their injury happened in a location without timely access to advanced level hospital care.
May 26, 2021
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Cardiology
Updated guidance issued for maintaining ethics and professionalism in cardiovascular care
Issued today, a new report from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on medical ethics and professionalism addresses important and timely topics in cardiovascular medicine including ...
May 12, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teenage depression rates more than double in four decades
The prevalence of teenage depression in New Zealand has more than doubled since the 1980s, a new University of Otago-led study reveals.
Mar 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A call to action to address racial inequities in medical tests
A new perspective article published in CJASN examines how the use of race in calculating kidney function, as well as other aspects of health, can cause harm to patients.
Mar 5, 2021
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