Psychology & Psychiatry
Having options can lower vaccine hesitancy, finds research
Consumers love having choices, even when it comes to vaccines, according to new research from the University of Oregon.
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Health
Study shows key role of physical activity and body mass in lung function growth in childhood
A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) sheds light on the growth of lung function in children. The results show that increased levels of physical activity and a higher body mass index (BMI) ...
11 hours ago
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Medical research
Local greenery and low crime rates may reduce dementia risk factors
Living in areas with shorter distances to greenspace and lower crime rates are associated with having fewer modifiable dementia risk factors, Monash University-led research has found.
11 hours ago
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Health
Important health information missing in online food delivery menus
A University of Sydney study investigating menu items on major online food delivery outlets and applications (apps) in Australia has found most advertised items are missing nutritional information that would otherwise help ...
Apr 14, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Most patients treated by public psychiatric outpatient clinics are women aged 45 on average, Brazilian study finds
More than 75% of the patients treated at the psychiatric outpatient clinic of Hospital de Base in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state (Brazil), are women with a mean age of 45 and suffering from sadness, anxiety, and ...
Apr 11, 2024
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Medical economics
Nurses cite employer failures as their top reason for leaving
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR)—published in JAMA Network Open—showed that, aside from retirements, poor working conditions are ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
More premature babies born following Swedish parental leave policy
The introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 had unintended consequences on child health. The policy led to an increase in premature birth rates. This is shown by a study from researchers ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Extending Medicaid coverage after birth may increase postpartum treatment for depression, anxiety
Extending postpartum Medicaid eligibility extensions may increase treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), a leading cause of perinatal illness and mortality, according to a new study led by Boston University ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Paper: Policy reforms urgently needed to mitigate racial disparities in perinatal mental health conditions
A team of researchers is calling for comprehensive changes to U.S. health care and social policies to improve diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mental health conditions and mitigate the dramatic disparities that put women ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers demonstrate how vital conditions enable perinatal well-being
Perinatal mental illness is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and the first postpartum year in the U.S. Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, professor of maternal fetal medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Health care system
Health care systems are designed to meet the health care needs of target populations. There are a wide variety of health care systems around the world. In some countries, the health care system has evolved and has not been planned, whereas in others a concerted effort has been made by governments, trade unions, charities, religious, or other co-ordinated bodies to deliver planned health care services targeted to the populations they serve. However, health care planning has often been evolutionary rather than revolutionary.
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