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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News tagged with social medicine
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 05, 2021
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Health
Medical school curriculum takes aim at social determinants of health
There is a growing recognition in health care that social factors such as racial bias, access to care and housing and food insecurity, have a significant impact on people's health. Compounding and amplifying those underlying ...
Mar 01, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pandemic compounds psychosocial issues for sexual, gender minorities
The weight of isolation and loss of social connection caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded existing psychosocial-emotional issues already experienced by adults who identify as sexual or gender minorities (SGM).
Feb 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers illustrate the need for anti-racism in kidney care, research
There is a growing awareness of systematic inequality and structural racism in American society. Science and medicine are no exception, as evidenced by historical instances of discrimination and overt racism.
Jan 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Contact tracing study results recommend consistent wearing of masks, handwashing, and social distancing in public
A contact tracing study presented at this year's ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID) confirms the effectiveness of wearing of masks in public, handwashing, and social distancing to protect against SARS-CoV-2 ...
Sep 26, 2020
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Addiction
Q&A: COVID-19 is worse for drug users, according to survey
Is the COVID-19 pandemic likely to affect the health and well-being of people who use illicit drugs such as opioids, cocaine and methamphetamines? Yes, and it's a key public-health issue, says Sarah Larney, a newly recruited ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Pediatrics
Youth sports safety during a pandemic
Besides the obvious physical benefits, youth sports provide social interaction that also can strengthen mental health. But most sports require close contact and interaction among athletes. Amid the COVID-19 setting, this ...
Sep 23, 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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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 02, 2020
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