Louisiana’s hot, muggy nights when temperatures soar above 70 degrees have a measurable impact on residents’ mental health, according to a study that adds to a growing body of research on the relationship between heat and mental well-being. Researchers analyzed nearly 12,000 calls to Louisiana’s 988 suicide hotline and found that calls about suicide increased … Read more
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Sophie Bloomfield, Youth MP from Guisborough, has also looked into the problem of youth violence. Sophie Bloomfield in the House of Commons A youth MP whose campaign is trying to tackle a “tipping point” in young people’s mental health says banning social media for under-16s will not address this and many other issues young people … Read more
A man in the US spent two years in a psychiatric hospital after being mistaken for someone else. Joshua Spersterbach, 55, was arrested by police in 2017 after being arrested off the street at a Hawaii state psychiatric hospital for the crime of a man named Thomas Castleberry. Spresterbach filed a lawsuit for wrongful detention … Read more
Without a family doctor, Yvette Jarvis said she was forced to go to the emergency department to fill her prescriptions — a process that took an incredible 15 hours. She soon switched to a nurse practitioner (NP) instead, and said she paid nearly $2,500 over five years for the same service. The St. John resident … Read more
Palmerston North Hospital. (file photo) Image: The last remaining doctors in the gastroenterology department at Palmerston North Hospital are leaving Concerns have been expressed about a postcode lottery for patient care Health NZ says it is filling gaps in the department by drawing on staff from across the country, and recruiting new specialists. Doctors at … Read more
CVS Health plans to open five new locations in Chicago this year — but don’t expect to see chips, candy or nail polish for sale. The new locations — on the South, West and Southwest Sides — will offer only pharmacy services, unlike the larger stores the company is known for. The sites represent a … Read more
A report looks at three groups of healthcare workers, nurse specialists, pharmacists and paramedics to examine how they can help provide primary care. When Dichen Palmo found out about the bilateral nursing program between Canada and India, she said she felt like God had given her a second chance. The Tibetan lives in India, where … Read more
Amidst the unrelenting pressures of caring for three young children and an elderly and ailing mother, Ella Hillman strives to make sure everyone in her family gets the health care they need. The 36-year-old public servant lives in a two-income household, but said cost-of-living pressures have forced her to downsize. “We have a mortgage and … Read more
Clinicians and people with chronic COVID gathered in Santa Barbara, California in late March for a forum on clinical care advances in chronic conditions related to the infection. David Putrino delivers the keynote address at the California Long COVID + IACCI Clinical Implementation Forum. Photo courtesy of Avi Das, Chesley Initiative. Clinicians, researchers, and people … Read more