Adult survivors of childhood cancer should be screened for financial problems that might cause them to delay or skip medical
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Latent TB treatment: Shorter is better: Game-changing study on treatment of latent Tuberculosis shows a novel, short therapy is safer and more effective in children and adults than standard therapy
Treatment of latent tuberculosis is set to transform after a pair of studies from the Research-Institute of the McGill University
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Neural inflammation plays critical role in stress-induced depression
A group of Japanese researchers has discovered that neural inflammation caused by our innate immune system plays an unexpectedly important
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Parent-child therapy helps young children with depression: Early intervention supports kids in processing emotions
Children as young as 3 can be clinically depressed, and often that depression recurs as kids get older and go
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Zero proof probiotics can ease your anxiety
If you’re expecting probiotics to reduce your anxiety, it might be time to put down that yogurt spoon — or
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Study on social interactions could improve understanding of mental health risks: New paper explores the epidemiological dimensions of social anhedonia
McLean Hospital investigators have released the results of a study that outlines how age, socioeconomic status, and other factors might
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Brain matures faster due to childhood stress
Stress in early childhood leads to faster maturation of certain brain regions during adolescence. In contrast, stress experienced later in
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New type of depression identified: Protein linked with depression shows promise as new drug target
Depression is a mental disorder that affects over 300 million people around the world. While treatments exist, many of them
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Emergency physicians debunk ‘dry drowning’ myths, highlight drowning risk in older swimmers
Parents have been reading — and sharing — alarming reports of children who died or nearly died due to “dry
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New models for predicting suicide risk: Approach may offer value to health systems and clinicians in targeting interventions to prevent suicide
Combining data from electronic health records with results from standardized depression questionnaires better predicts suicide risk in the 90 days
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