Psychology & Psychiatry
Children in Northern California learn to cope with wildfire trauma
Maia and Mia Bravo stepped outside their house on a bright summer day and sensed danger.
Sep 15, 2022
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Health
Shift work increases the severity of strokes later in life
As most Americans wind down for bed, 15 million people are just clocking into work. These hospital workers, emergency responders, factory operators and others are among the 20 percent of the world's population who do shift ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Health
Could you spot and save a person drowning?
When you're at a beach or pool, would you be able to identify someone who's drowning and take action to save them?
Jun 5, 2022
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Cardiology
Critical and underutilized: Fire and police responders associated with higher cardiac arrest survival rates
In a cardiac arrest, everything comes down to how quickly you "get on the chest." Every minute CPR is not initiated or an automated external defibrillator, or AED, is not utilized, the chance of survival decreases by 7-10%.
Mar 29, 2022
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Vaccination
Study shows first responders at higher risk of COVID-19 infection
Data from an ongoing research study at the University of Arizona Health Sciences show that first responders—including firefighters, law enforcement, correctional officers and emergency medical service providers—are at ...
Oct 22, 2021
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Health
A major federal response to occupational extreme heat is here at last
The summer of 2021 was devilishly hot across much of the U.S. Just five minutes in an attic guest room with no air conditioning could be enough to leave a person drenched in sweat and lightheaded, as one of us discovered ...
Oct 4, 2021
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Medical economics
Ethical challenge of healthcare for undocumented immigrants yields clinician moral distress
In one of the first studies to explore clinician moral distress related to the ethically challenging provision of healthcare to undocumented immigrants, researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More than half of COVID-19 health care workers at risk for mental health problems
The daily toll of COVID-19, as measured by new cases and the growing number of deaths, overlooks a shadowy set of casualties: the rising risk of mental health problems among health care professionals working on the frontlines ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Vaccination
US man randomly gets vaccine while grocery shopping
A Washington law student ended up getting more than just groceries during a recent supermarket trip, after randomly receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.
Jan 5, 2021
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Vaccination
Respiratory therapist receives Puerto Rico's 1st vaccine
A respiratory therapist who treated the first two COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Puerto Rico became the first person in the U.S. territory to be vaccinated against the virus on Tuesday.
Dec 16, 2020
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