More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer.
Apr 9, 2024
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Corruption comes in many forms in Ghana. Bribery, misappropriation of funds, extortion and administrative theft remain pervasive and affect key sectors of Ghana's economy. In a 2023 Afrobarometer survey, 77% of Ghanaians ...
Apr 3, 2024
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We can learn to be happy, but only get lasting benefits if we keep practicing, a new study has revealed. "Long‑term analysis of a psychoeducational course on university students' mental well‑being," was published in Higher ...
Mar 11, 2024
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The U.S. is facing a severe shortage of behavioral health providers —those who care for people with mental health or substance use issues. In recent years, demand for behavioral health treatment has grown, and this shortage ...
Feb 23, 2024
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Mothers are less likely to take antidepressants if their own parents and parents-in-law are healthy and live close by, a new study finds.
Feb 15, 2024
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What if scientists had developed a universal coronavirus vaccine in the years prior to 2020 so that it was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? A universal coronavirus vaccine targets parts of the virus that are ...
Jan 11, 2024
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In the nearly two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the introduction of state laws and policies further restricting access to abortion care has made the legal and health care landscape even more challenging.
Jan 8, 2024
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I'm writing this with a dull ache in my left arm, sore from my third COVID booster. My second was in April when I also got a flu vaccination, which was funded by my employer. The arrival of the fifth wave of COVID in Aotearoa ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Children residing in more disadvantaged neighborhoods at birth have a higher likelihood of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis, according to a brief report published online Nov. 15 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Nov 16, 2023
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A growing number of folks may have heard of the death-positive movement, death cafés or death-friendly communities—each of which are animated by the understanding that welcoming our own mortality could improve the quality ...
Nov 6, 2023
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