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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As scientists around the world race to find a drug to cure COVID-19, in a humble little apartment in the West Adams neighborhood, Rosalía González prescribes her own remedy for the sick: a combination of faith and prayers.
Her prescription consists of praying alone in the morning, again before going to sleep, and once a week virtually with a group of 40 parishioners from Saint Agatha Church in Los Angeles that focuses on praying for COVID-19 patients, for those who have lost a loved one and for the end of the pandemic.
As a Roman Catholic, González said, her prayers are directed not only to God, but also to the Virgin Mary and certain “saints who are famous for interceding for the sick.”
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