Current recommendations address perinatal depression screening, diagnosis, treatment
Current perinatal depression recommendations aim to help with early screening, diagnosis and treatment and to prevent maternal mortality. Perinatal mental health conditions are the leading cause of overall and preventable maternal mortality and include a wide array of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression and substance use disorders
Breast Cancer Rates Higher in Urban vs. Rural Areas
Environmental contaminants may be driving higher rates of breast cancer in urban areas compared to rural locales, a new North Carolina study finds.
Life space changes linked to cognitive decline, risk of neurodegenerative illness
For older adult males, negative changes in life space were associated with faster cognitive decline and increased risk for neurodegenerative disorders after 7 years, according to research from JAMA Network Open.
Depression tied to 4 times higher early death risk in diabetes
Mental health issues are common in people with type 2 diabetes, with studies finding that depression is twice as likely in those with type 2 diabetes as in those without the condition. Now, a study has found that the risk of premature death in people with both type 2 diabetes and depression is four times that of people with neither condition.
New study finds closing racial health disparity gap and addressing individual health are not mutually exclusive
Over the past decade, much of the U.S. health care industry has begun omitting race when predicting and diagnosing disease, thought of as a way of reducing health disparities and curbing systemic racism in health care.
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