Tag: mental-health
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Depression on the Rise Due to Global Pandemic
As we enter the second year of the Pandemic, people in just about every country are dealing with numerous issues. This includes unemployment, shortages of food and supplies and the continuing threat of the virus. With the new Delta strain now affecting people worldwide, experts are struggling to stay on top of things. The Global…
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British royals join Christmas party for mental health charity’s volunteers
Britain's Prince William, his wife Kate and his brother Harry joined in with a mental health charity's Christmas party on Monday, helping to make decorations. The trio launched the “Heads Together” campaign earlier this year to work with charities to help tackle the stigma of mental health in Britain.
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For Thais overcome by the king’s death, medics and a hotline
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Kaweewit Kaewjinda BANGKOK (Reuters) – King Bhumibol Adulyadej was so revered that many Thai people around the country fainted or felt unwell when they learnt this week that he had died after 70 years on the throne. “There are people who hyperventilate and we try to calm them down by…
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For Thais overcome by the king’s death, medics and a hotline
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Kaweewit Kaewjinda BANGKOK (Reuters) – King Bhumibol Adulyadej was so revered that many Thai people around the country fainted or felt unwell when they learnt this week that he had died after 70 years on the throne. “There are people who hyperventilate and we try to calm them down by…
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FDA panel recommends dropping serious warning on Pfizer’s Chantix
Pfizer's Chantix was approved about a decade ago, but thousands of reports of mental health problems in users led to the FDA imposing the “black box” warning – the most severe available – in 2009. On Wednesday, four of the 19 panelists voted to update the language in the box warning – of neuropsychiatric risks…
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U.S. top court sends healthcare fraud claim case back to lower court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out an appeals court ruling that went against hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc over whether it has to face a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding the government in a case arising from a Massachusetts woman’s death at a mental health facility. The court did not definitively decide…
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Hazing still common in collegiate and youth sports
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – There is greater awareness of the dangers of hazing, but hazing itself is still common in U.S. youth and collegiate sports, and many involved may not recognize hazing actions when they see them, according to a research review. “Hazing per se is not a mental health disorder, however, hazing…
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Screen time, in moderation, not linked to youngsters’ depression
There was, however, little difference in depression risk between children who didn’t have any screen time and those who got about two hours a day. Screen time didn’t appear connected to depression in older teens. Overall, in smaller doses, screen time appeared to be a good thing. “The finding of the lower depression risk with…