Female firefighters more likely to suffer PTSD, contemplate suicide
UH study: 1-in-5 females, 1-in-8 males experience PTSDCredit: University of Houston In the heavily male-dominated firefighting profession, females seem to ...
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Successful HIV effort prompts call for clinics to expand mental health services on site
Credit: University of Virginia Health System Increasing access to mental health services improves HIV outcomes among vulnerable patients, a new ...
Infant deaths highlight danger of misusing car seats, other sitting devices
Researchers: Car seats are essential for safety but must be used as directedCredit: UVA Health System Car safety seats are ...
Diabetes patients at higher risk of deadly liver disease, finds study of 18 million people
Many patients with potentially deadly liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are being diagnosed at late advanced stages of disease, according ...
New clinical pathway for cancer patients leads to better outcomes, lower health care costs
Wilmington, DE, May 15, 2019 - A new clinical pathway for cancer patients at Christiana Care Health System's Helen F. ...
New risk scores help physicians provide better care for high-risk pulmonary patients, study finds
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare A new laboratory-based method of estimating outcomes for patients with a severe pulmonary disorder that has no ...
Growth in life expectancy in Australia slows, research finds
After 20 years of rapid increases in life expectancy at birth, the rate of growth in Australia is now falling ...
Big data reveals hidden subtypes of sepsis
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2019 - Much like cancer, sepsis isn't simply one condition but rather many conditions that ...
Progress against child mortality lags in many Indian states
Infectious diseases are still major causes of death for children under five in poorer Indian states India in 2015 had ...
The rich are outliving the poor in both Norway and USA
Inequalities in life expectancy by income in Norway were substantial, and increased between 2005 and 2015, according to a study ...
Could locking all household guns reduce youth suicides, unintentional firearm deaths?
Bottom Line: An increase in the number of firearm owners who live with children who lock up all their household guns ...
New Ohio University study profiles the changing face of suicide within the state
More than 15,000 suicide deaths reported in Ohio over 10 years, an increase of nearly 24 percent ATHENS, Ohio (May ...
The death of a close friend hits harder than we think
The trauma caused by the death of a close friend endures four times longer than previously believed, according to new ...
New Mexico cancer patients have lower survival rate, study finds
A study by researchers at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine shows that cancer patients in New Mexico have a ...
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