Female suicide rate in Northern Ireland is high, and ambivalence about legalising abortion is likely to make matters worse.
Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary health care centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues.
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In countries where health systems are limited, collaboration between traditional healers and health professionals may help fill the gaps.
Gun safety advocates hold signs during a rally to honor victims of gun violence on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, 2013.
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After mass killings, politicians feel compelled to offer solutions to gun violence. One of the most common answers is better access to mental health care, but research has found that’s not effective.
Well-developed and implemented vision and mission statements can play a useful role in helping schools be good places to learn.
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Deaths from opioid overdose and suicide are at an all-time high. One in 10 adult Americans uses marijuana. And only 1 in 3 Americans self-describes as ‘happy.’ A public health expert asks, what’s going on?
Abilify MyCite tracks whether patients are taking their medication.
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Digital health devices have become invaluable tools for improving human health. However, could a pill carrying an inbuilt sensor dehumanize patients, reducing them to a digital readout?
Figuring out what causes diseases like autism, schizophrenia and depression is tricky. Now Stanford University researchers are turning blood into brain cells to study these diseases in a dish.
Depression can have a profound impact on mothers and their children. But women often have no idea that they have depression – nor do their medical providers.
Solving homelessness doesn’t just mean finding someone a physical home. A program run in New Haven, Connecticut, focuses on helping people see themselves as members of their communities – as citizens.
Teenage depression is a serious and lonely illness, sometimes leading to suicide.
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Childhood depression, the deadliest illness facing children, often goes untreated. Sometimes, this is because parents do not want their children to be treated. Should this be considered child abuse?
Pregnancy and after can be a turbulent time.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary