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Study: 57% of the bereaved teenagers fail to find an adequate way to deal with their grief

Tove Bylund Grenklo, senior lecturer and researcher in caring science, has carried out a comprehensive research project targeting over 600 young adults who lost a parent to cancer when between 13 and 16 years old.

9 May 2022

The families of trans kids in Texas consider their options amid crackdown on care

Cameron Wright, 16, has always seen himself as a "dude." As a young child, Cameron didn't have the words to explain the disconnect between how he saw himself and how the world saw him. But he knew that despite being born in a girl's body, he was meant to be a boy.

9 May 2022

National addiction treatment locator has outdated data and other critical flaws

At a psychiatric hospital in Michigan, Dr. Cara Poland's patients were handed a sheet of paper to find follow-up care. The hospital had entered local ZIP codes on a website — run by the nation's top substance use and mental health agency — and printed the resulting list of providers for patients to call.

9 May 2022

People with a pre-existing medical condition are at increased risk of drowning, research says

One in 3 people who drowned in Canada had a pre-existing medical condition that contributed to the death in almost half the cases, according to new research in CMAJ.

9 May 2022

Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

In April 2021, during the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden announced his goal to drastically reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

9 May 2022

Study: Only 3% of adults diagnosed as obese or overweight are referred to weight management programs

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that just 3% of adults with a recording of overweight or obesity in England are referred to weight management programs by their GP.

8 May 2022

Local system use not correlated with prevention of COVID-19, study reveals

Although many pandemics have occurred throughout human history, digital technology enables the development of new tools for dealing with these events.

8 May 2022

Understanding the impact of paid family leave mandates on labor supply after spousal health shocks

The 2022 Economic Report of the President cited Associate Professor of Health Administration and Policy Priyanka Anand's research on the impact of paid family leave mandates on labor supply and caregiving decisions following a spousal disability or health shock.

6 May 2022

nTIDE report: Post-pandemic economic recovery of people with disabilities continues at historic highs

The post-pandemic economic recovery of people with disabilities remained strong in April and continued at historic highs, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).

6 May 2022

Nature's effects on mental health have a 'massive' bias towards rich, white populations

New research shows that a rapidly-growing environmental science field - which measures nature's effects on human well-being - has a diversity problem that threatens its ability to make universal scientific claims.

6 May 2022

Cedars-Sinai geriatricians create program to catch at-risk older adults before they fall

Falls and broken bones are common among older adults, but they're not a natural part of aging. That's why Cedars-Sinai geriatricians created a bone health and falls risk consultation program to catch at-risk people before they break a bone or help them avoid another fracture in the future.

6 May 2022

Study provides important insights into employee performance while working remotely

A research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that employee and company resiliency may be enhanced through the opportunity for employees to work remotely during natural disasters and other events that cause workplace displacement.

6 May 2022

New program focuses on friends, family to support sexual assault survivors with recovery

Most services for sexual assault survivors focus on the survivor. A UW Medicine researcher is studying a new program that instead focuses on survivors' friends, family and other supporters.

6 May 2022

Study identifies an underlying cause of opposition to equality-enhancing policies

Most Americans say they want a more equal society, yet policies aimed at increasing equality for disadvantaged groups in higher education, corporations, government, and elsewhere continue to generate backlash.

6 May 2022

Mailed at-home disposal kits increase disposal rates of unused opioids after surgery

Mailed opioid disposal kits led to 60 percent of patients who had leftover opioid pain pills properly disposing of them after surgeries, according to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

6 May 2022

Coaching program reduces emotional exhaustion and imposter syndrome among resident physicians

A coaching program aimed at decreasing burnout among female resident physicians significantly reduced emotional exhaustion and imposter syndrome while increasing self-compassion over a six month period, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

6 May 2022

Workplace mistreatment found to be common among all physicians

According to new research from Boston Medical Center and Stanford University School of Medicine, almost a quarter of physicians who responded to a survey at Stanford Medicine experienced workplace mistreatment, with patients and visitors being the most common source.

6 May 2022

Combined use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk

People who use both traditional (combustible) cigarettes and e-cigarettes do not reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people who exclusively use traditional cigarettes, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

6 May 2022

Social media break could lead to significant improvements in wellbeing

Asking people to stop using social media for just one week could lead to significant improvements in their wellbeing, depression and anxiety and could, in the future, be recommended as a way to help people manage their mental health say the authors of a new study.

6 May 2022

Sweeping, limited, or no powers at all? What’s at stake in the mask mandate appeal

The definition of "sanitation." An old court case that involves an underwear manufacturer. Whether people had a fair chance to express their opinions about wearing masks on planes.

6 May 2022

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Study: 57% of the bereaved teenagers fail to find an adequate way to deal with their grief

The families of trans kids in Texas consider their options amid crackdown on care

National addiction treatment locator has outdated data and other critical flaws

People with a pre-existing medical condition are at increased risk of drowning, research says

Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

Study: Only 3% of adults diagnosed as obese or overweight are referred to weight management programs

Local system use not correlated with prevention of COVID-19, study reveals

Understanding the impact of paid family leave mandates on labor supply after spousal health shocks

nTIDE report: Post-pandemic economic recovery of people with disabilities continues at historic highs

Nature's effects on mental health have a 'massive' bias towards rich, white populations

Cedars-Sinai geriatricians create program to catch at-risk older adults before they fall

Study provides important insights into employee performance while working remotely

New program focuses on friends, family to support sexual assault survivors with recovery

Study identifies an underlying cause of opposition to equality-enhancing policies

Mailed at-home disposal kits increase disposal rates of unused opioids after surgery

Coaching program reduces emotional exhaustion and imposter syndrome among resident physicians

Workplace mistreatment found to be common among all physicians

Combined use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk

Social media break could lead to significant improvements in wellbeing

Sweeping, limited, or no powers at all? What’s at stake in the mask mandate appeal

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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