Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression rates not budging for lesbian and gay teens
While fewer straight teens suffer depression than did two decades ago, the same cannot be said for lesbian, gay and bisexual teens.
Oct 22, 2019
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Health
Want a healthier population? Spend less on health care and more on social services
Increased social spending was associated with health improvements at the population level, while health spending increases did not have the same effect, according to a large new Canadian study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Jan 22, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teen self-harm rates: What other countries can learn from Denmark
Concern has been growing over rising rates of self-harm in teenagers. In the UK and Ireland, increases began around the time of the 2008 economic crash and show no sign of slowing. One study of the UK found rates among teenage ...
Nov 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dealing with the global tsunami of mental health problems during and post COVID-19
In a special session addressing global mental health before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic held at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID) Professor Vikram Patel (Harvard Medical School, U.S.) will ...
Sep 26, 2020
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Vaccination
Study: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers remains a concern
A new study from New Mexico State University researchers reveals the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy among health care workers across the world.
Apr 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Want to make social distancing even more effective? It's about time (as well as space)
While the world waits for an effective vaccine against COVID-19, we are relying heavily on social distancing—perhaps better termed "physical distancing"—to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Mar 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Using Twitter to examine stigma against people with dementia during COVID-19
Research published in JMIR Aging reports that during the pandemic, there has been significant social media attention focused on the increased COVID-19 risks and impacts for people with dementia and their care partners.
Jul 29, 2022
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Health
Social media gives helping hand to fall-prone elderly
When an elderly person suffers a fall it is in their best interests that help arrives as soon as possible, and for this reason most elderly people wear some form of alarm system that lets them contact emergency services directly ...
Jul 16, 2012
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Medical economics
Study finds living alone puts people with cognitive decline at risk
An estimated one in four older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone and is at risk of practices like unsafe driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications and failing to attend medical ...
Aug 18, 2023
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COVID-19: Pros and cons of early prisoner release
Proposals to release select prisoners into the community early to mitigate their risk of being infected with COVID-19 must be balanced with the risks they would face in a society under stage 3 restrictions and with compromised ...
May 13, 2020
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