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Empowering cancer patients to shift their mindsets could improve care, researchers argue

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Brain-Computer Interfaces, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Depression, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Multiple Sclerosis

A cancer diagnosis can cause a significant emotional burden for patients and their families. This may persist years into survivorship. As a result, depression and anxiety are two to three times more common in cancer patients than the general population. Experts propose that targeting cancer patients' mindsets could have an impact on their health, functioning, and well-being, and they call for more research in this field.

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Medications underused in treating opioid addiction

September 19, 2019 0 Comments Addiction, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Opium, Patient Education and Counseling, Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Today's Healthcare

Though research shows that medication-assisted treatment can help people who are addicted to opioids, the three drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are underused, according to a review of current medical data on opioid addiction in the U.S.

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When is a child an adult?

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Health Policy, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Parenting, Teen Health

When does childhood end? That's the question international researchers are asking as they chart age cut-offs for paediatric services around the world. Previous research has found that global health systems do not meet adolescents' needs, yet pediatricians are well placed to provide age-appropriate care to adolescents — especially if they are trained in adolescent medicine.

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Prevalence of screening for social needs

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Diseases and Conditions, Health Policy, Mental Health, Patient Education and Counseling, Psychology, Relationships, Social Psychology, Today's Healthcare

A new study finds that most US physician practices and hospitals report screening patients for at least one social need, a trend that is expected to increase in the future, and that practices that care for disadvantaged patients report higher screening rates.

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Electric pill bottles and text messaging not enough to affect blood pressure control

September 17, 2019 0 Comments Dieting and Weight Control, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Literacy, Mental Health, Pain Control, Psychiatry, Today's Healthcare

Blood pressure levels in patients with hypertension did not improve when patients took part in automated texting or were given electronic pill bottles.

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Feeling depressed? Mahjong might be the answer

September 17, 2019 0 Comments Child Psychology, Chronic Illness, Depression, Health Policy, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Social Psychology, Workplace Health

When it comes to boosting mental health among older Chinese, it might be as simple as a game of mahjong, according to a new study.

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Female athletes seek specialty care for concussion later than males

September 17, 2019 0 Comments Brain Injury, Caregiving, Gender Difference, Medical Education and Training, Men's Health, Mental Health, Sports Medicine, Today's Healthcare

Female athletes seek specialty medical treatment later than male athletes for sports-related concussions (SRC), and this delay may cause them to experience more symptoms and longer recoveries.

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For kids who face trauma, good neighbors or teachers can save their longterm health

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Child Psychology, Children's Health, Chronic Illness, Depression, Educational Psychology, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Public Health Education

New research shows just how important positive childhood experiences are for long-term health, especially for those who experience significant adversity as a child. Studies over the past 20 years have found a correlation between adverse childhood events (such as death or divorce) and worse health outcomes later in life. A new study discovers that positive childhood experiences, like having good neighbors, or a teacher you trust, have the potential to negate harmful health effects caused by adverse childhood experiences.

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3 in 5 parents say their teen has been in a car with a distracted teen driver

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Child Psychology, Children's Health, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Parenting, Sexual Health, Teen Health

More than 1/2 of parents say their child has probably been in an unsafe situation as a passenger with a teen driver.

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Focus points to reduce opioid overdose deaths identified

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Diseases and Conditions, Health Policy, K-12 Education, Mental Health, Opium, Public Health Education, Today's Healthcare

A new study identifies specific locations where medication and harm reduction services for people with opioid use disorder should be available in order to have the greatest impact on reducing opioid overdose deaths. The data show that more than half of those who died of an opioid overdose in Massachusetts encountered the health care, public health and/or criminal justice systems within the 12 months prior to their fatal overdose.