According to new research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center, nearly 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. deal with chronic pain while also…
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Study finds peer religious discrimination harms mental health more than exclusionary organizational policies
Means for summed religious discrimination and victimization experiences by religious tradition. Credit: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (2023). DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12871 Religious discrimination from one’s peers has a far…
Australia probes COVID-19 response
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Australia announced Thursday an inquiry into its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to fortress-like travel restrictions, rolling lockdowns and a sluggish initial vaccine rollout.…
Traumatic brain injury under-recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, says new study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of long-term disability and premature death, especially among military personnel and those playing contact sports. Substantial research has…
Canadian older adults with COPD faced high levels of depression during the COVID pandemic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new longitudinal study published online in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease found that older adults with COPD had a heightened risk of…
Cognitive behavioral therapy found to ease how fibromyalgia pain is experienced by the brain
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Patients living with fibromyalgia (FM)—a disease that predominantly affects women and is characterized by chronic pain, fatigue and brain fog—often find limited treatment options and a…
Certain community health care worker programs often exploit volunteers, researchers report
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than half of volunteer community health care workers in 19 countries experience labor exploitation, including sub-minimum-wage pay and excess work hours, Mount Sinai researchers report…
Clinical trial recommends methotrexate for children with severe atopic dermatitis
A study led by King’s College London compared the safety and efficacy of ciclosporin with methotrexate in children and young people with severe atopic dermatitis, a debilitating skin condition. They…
Job strain combined with high efforts and low reward found to double men’s heart disease risk
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Men who say they have stressful jobs and also feel they exert high efforts for low reward had double the risk of heart disease compared to…
California lawmakers approve key changes to landmark mental health law
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain California lawmakers gave final approval late Thursday to a significant overhaul of the state’s landmark 1967 behavioral health law, part of an ongoing effort to address…
