Health
Rural residents happier with their GP service than those in urban areas
Rural residents are happier with their GP service than those in urban areas, research from the University of Aberdeen has revealed.
Feb 3, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Rates of the most common form of liver cancer are rising in rural areas
Research indicates that rural Americans are disproportionately affected; those most at risk are men ages 60–69, non-Hispanic Blacks, American Indian/Alaskan Natives and those who live in the South or in high-poverty areas.
Sep 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Urban Americans more likely to follow covid-19 prevention behaviors than rural Americans
Timothy Callaghan, Ph.D., and Alva Ferdinand, DrPH, JD, from the Southwest Rural Health Research Center at Texas A&M University School of Public Health, joined colleagues in the first national study of how often people in ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Human mobility in the Amazon 'pushes malaria to cities'
Understanding population mobility patterns could hold the key to tackling malaria in the Amazon, say scientists.
Dec 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Nature doesn't judge you': How young people in cities feel about the natural world
If you're under 30, living in a city in the UK, and especially if you're in an ethnic minority group, you're likely to be considered less connected to nature or an "infrequent nature user" in academic research. This characterisation ...
Oct 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Post-pandemic mental health wave coming, study finds
Canadian mental health has taken a severe hit during the pandemic with the nation seeing exploding rates of anxiety and depression, increased use of alcohol and drugs, and difficulty accessing important supports, according ...
May 27, 2020
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Cardiology
More rural stroke patients now treated at certified stroke centers
(HealthDay)—In the last decade, there has been a shift toward care in certified stroke centers for rural residents with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack, according to a study published online May 4 in ...
May 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The urban history that makes China's coronavirus lockdown possible
Hundreds of millions of people in cities in China have been affected by measures to contain the novel coronavirus. It has been reported that people have been asked to provide information such as their temperature via mobile ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Rural women at higher risk of life-threatening pregnancy complications
Women in rural communities experience higher rates of life-threatening complications during or after childbirth than mothers in urban cities, a new study finds.
Dec 4, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Trees an oasis of mental well-being
(HealthDay)—City dwellers who live on tree-lined streets might be happier and healthier for it, a large new study suggests.
Jul 30, 2019
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