Male, Black and Sexual Minorities Are Increasingly at Risk of Attempting Suicide According to Research Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine
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Study finds significant racial and sexual differences for trends in high school students’ thinking, planning and attempting suicides from 1999 to 2019.
Male, Black and sexual minorities are increasingly at risk of attempting suicide – whether or not they’ve previously exhibited suicidal ideation or formulated a suicide plan new research suggests. INDIANAPOLIS (PRWEB) April 16, 2021 Male, Black and sexual minorities are increasingly at risk of attempting suicide – whether or not they’ve previously exhibited suicidal ideation or formulated a suicide plan new research suggests.
Mandatory Face Mask Policies Associated with Reduced COVID-19 Deaths According to Research Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine
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Study findings state that statewide mandatory face mask policies reduced COVID-19 deaths
Early adoption of state-directed mandatory face mask policies was associated with a 10% reduced mortality risk ratio across all counties and a 5% reduced mortality risk ratio among urban counties. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) April 14, 2021 Researchers at the UNC Charlotte, Department of Public Health Sciences examined the COVID-19 incidence and mortality data in the 3,102 counties across the US using data from the John Hopkins University and Kaiser Family Foundation. They found that early adoption of state-directed mandatory face mask policies was associated with a 10% reduced mortality risk ratio across all counties and a 5% reduced mortality risk ratio among urban counties.
Medicine is not Immune to Racism: A Call for Us to Act According to Research at the Society of Behavioral Medicine s 42nd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
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Not all medical students hold a clear understanding of “race-based medicine” and its role in medicine, new research suggests.
54.8% of participants agreed that race should be considered a risk factor in diseases and 46.8% agreed race should be considered when diagnosing patients. ATHENS, Ohio (PRWEB) April 13, 2021 Study findings have implications for the future of medical education.
Not all medical students hold a clear understanding of “race-based medicine” and its role in medicine, new research suggests.
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GERMANTOWN, Md., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The HealthWell Foundation
®, an independent non-profit that provides a financial lifeline for inadequately insured Americans, has launched a new fund to provide copayment assistance for behavioral health treatments for frontline health care workers who have been impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis. Through the COVID-19 Frontline Health Care Workers Behavioral Health Fund, HealthWell will provide up to $2,000 in financial assistance for a 12-month grant period to eligible health care workers who have annual household incomes up to 500 percent of the federal poverty level.
The HealthWell Foundation recognizes the unmet needs of frontline health care workers during the public health crisis and the importance mental health has on their ability to cope with the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic has imparted on the patients they serve.