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Government funding to accelerate research in AI healthcare technologies

Tens of thousands of patients across the country could benefit from quicker, earlier diagnoses and more effective treatments for a range of conditions - as the government invests nearly £16 million into pioneering artificial intelligence research (AI).

3 Mar 2023

Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t they getting the message?

I still remember the raspy voice of the wizened cancer patient with the hole in her throat. So addicted to the poison that was killing her — cigarettes — she interspersed her words of warning about the dangers of smoking with taking puffs of a cigarette through her tracheostomy hole.

3 Mar 2023

AI model accurately predicts cancer patient survival with more readily available doctor's notes

A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that predicts cancer patient survival more accurately and with more readily available data than previous tools.

2 Mar 2023

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of key stress gene detected in kids with abusive injuries

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of a key gene in the body's stress response system were detected in babies and young children with abusive injuries, as opposed to accidental, according to a pilot study published in the journal Pediatric Research.

2 Mar 2023

Regular physical activity associated with better mental health in adolescents

Regular physical activity can improve adolescents' mental health and help with behavioral difficulties, research suggests.

2 Mar 2023

Study results provide strong evidence for association of genetic markers to long COVID mappable to fatigue

Researchers analyzed polygenic risk scores in whole genome sequences obtained from blood samples of long COVID patients to determine genomic predictors of long COVID.

2 Mar 2023

Information blackout shrouds new reports of deaths, injuries, and abuse at Montana State Hospital

Jennifer Mitchell remembered getting a call nearly two years ago that her 69-year-old husband, Bill, had crashed his car and had been committed to the Montana State Hospital, the state-run psychiatric hospital for adults about 20 miles from their home in Butte.

2 Mar 2023

California’s massive Medicaid program works for some, but fails many others

Newborns. Former inmates. College students. Expectant moms. People with disabilities. Foster kids. Homeless people. Single dads.

2 Mar 2023

Racial disparities in use of preventive measures to thwart breast cancer

Black women at high risk of breast cancer face a variety of obstacles that may keep them from care that could prevent cancer and increase the chances they'll survive if they develop the disease, new research has found.

1 Mar 2023

Workplace support can protect healthcare professionals against adverse mental health and burnout

Amongst healthcare professionals, the feeling of being supported in the workplace can protect them against adverse mental health and burnout, according to a new study published in CMAJ Open by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and medical staff at various hospitals across the UK.

1 Mar 2023

Biden promises to fight GOP on ‘gutting’ Medicaid. Budget talks seem like another story.

Most lawmakers — Republicans and Democrats alike — have declared the marquee safety-net programs of Medicare and Social Security off-limits for cuts as a divided Washington heads for a showdown over the national debt and government spending.

1 Mar 2023

Brain over-activation could be causing seizures and social deficits in genetic subtype of autism

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cause of a genetic subtype of autism and schizophrenia that results in social deficits and seizures in mice and humans.

28 Feb 2023

Sexting associated with several mental health problems, study shows

A new study has shown that sexting was associated with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and compulsive sexual behaviors.

28 Feb 2023

Protective parenting could set your kids up for a healthier life in adulthood

Being a protective parent could set your kids up for a healthier life as an adult, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

28 Feb 2023

Study: 'Informal carers’ during Covid-19 experienced a sharp decline in mental health

People who became carers during Covid-19 by helping family members, friends or neighbors in need experienced a sharp decline in their own mental health, new research from Lancaster University reveals.

28 Feb 2023

Loneliness can lead to depression in expectant and new mothers

Loneliness can often contribute to depression in expectant and new mothers, finds a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers.

28 Feb 2023

Inequities in waiting for services: Black Americans and lower income people wait longer

Nobody likes waiting for services, whether it's a long line at the grocery store or an extra half-hour in a doctor's waiting room.

27 Feb 2023

Latest treatments for cardiac emergencies to be revealed at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2023

The latest evidence on the treatment of urgent heart problems will be revealed at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

27 Feb 2023

Readers and tweeters urgently plea for a proper ‘role’ call in the ER

The story of one patient’s ER experience does not at all capture the complexities of an emergency department serving the needs of a stochastic patient population.

27 Feb 2023

TTUHSC El Paso collaborates with Doctors of the World USA to launch the Border Health Program

The large influx of migrants and asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the El Paso area has also resulted in a spike of medical emergencies.

25 Feb 2023

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Government funding to accelerate research in AI healthcare technologies

Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t they getting the message?

AI model accurately predicts cancer patient survival with more readily available doctor's notes

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of key stress gene detected in kids with abusive injuries

Regular physical activity associated with better mental health in adolescents

Study results provide strong evidence for association of genetic markers to long COVID mappable to fatigue

Information blackout shrouds new reports of deaths, injuries, and abuse at Montana State Hospital

California’s massive Medicaid program works for some, but fails many others

Racial disparities in use of preventive measures to thwart breast cancer

Workplace support can protect healthcare professionals against adverse mental health and burnout

Biden promises to fight GOP on ‘gutting’ Medicaid. Budget talks seem like another story.

Brain over-activation could be causing seizures and social deficits in genetic subtype of autism

Sexting associated with several mental health problems, study shows

Protective parenting could set your kids up for a healthier life in adulthood

Study: 'Informal carers’ during Covid-19 experienced a sharp decline in mental health

Loneliness can lead to depression in expectant and new mothers

Inequities in waiting for services: Black Americans and lower income people wait longer

Latest treatments for cardiac emergencies to be revealed at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2023

Readers and tweeters urgently plea for a proper ‘role’ call in the ER

TTUHSC El Paso collaborates with Doctors of the World USA to launch the Border Health Program

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Extending the reach of Amperia™

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