Those over age 65 who self-reported as socially isolated were more likely to have a future hospital admission or emergency room visit. The study is published in the peer-reviewed journal Population Health Management.
Aug 25, 2020
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Principle Investigator Haruno Masahiko and Dr. Mori Kazuma at the Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, report the use of machine learning ...
Aug 24, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about rapid innovation in mental health care, and the move to telemedicine is likely here to stay to at least some degree, but new research led by UCL and King's College London cautions that ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Britain started testing a new smartphone app Thursday to help people find out whether they've been close to someone infected with COVID-19 after security concerns torpedoed an earlier effort to use technology to track the ...
Aug 13, 2020
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COVID-19 has placed a spotlight on the inequities of Canada's current "curative" health-care system and the problems associated with viewing health policy in isolation from social factors.
Aug 13, 2020
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A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is being trialled to see if it can support patients with chronic liver disease to stop drinking.
Aug 4, 2020
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As Victorians face yet another long period of enforced lockdown, serious concerns are being raised about people's capacity to comply with the new orders and the mental health impacts of such prolonged social isolation.
Aug 4, 2020
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Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely when analyzed at the census-tract level and the method may provide a more detailed picture of health disparities in the U.S. than other widely used analyses of life expectancy, according ...
Jul 14, 2020
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Mothers, newborns, young children, and adolescents are losing 20 percent of their health and social services due to the COVID-19 pandemic says a panel of senior global health experts.
Jul 13, 2020
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While browsing through a Facebook group for guide, mobility and service dog recipients, a post by one of the members jumped out at me. "Did you dare to go out with your dog?" it asked. "Are you able to go out of your home?" ...
Jul 10, 2020
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