There ’s Now an At-Home Menopause Test, But Does Anyone Need It?
COVID-19 changed many things about medicine, not the least of which is how we think about do-it-yourself testing. Before the pandemic, health experts weren’t convinced people would accept, much less embrace, the utility of testing themselves at home for SARS-CoV-2. Pregnancy tests pretty much dominated the at-home testing landscape, although a few recent additions, for conditions like HIV and Alzheimer‘s, have appeared on pharmacy shelves, albeit with varying levels of confidence from the medical community. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Now Clearblue, the company that makes pregnancy and fert...
Source: TIME: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

More NHS strike misery on the way: Both junior doctors and consultants will hold four days of united industrial action from September
BMA bosses announced the coordinated walkout will take place in England over separate days in September and October. It represents a huge escalation of the never-ending dispute.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lawrence Lacks Sr., whose mother’s cells were taken without consent, dies at 88
His mother, Henrietta Lacks, was a Black mother of five dying of cancer when her cells were extracted without her knowledge and later used in medical experiments.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Belson and Frederick N. Rasmussen | Baltimore Sun Source Type: news

Consultants and junior doctors announce four days of joint strikes
Consultants and junior doctors will take part in an unprecedented four days of joint strike action starting next month as the BMA steps up calls for pay restoration.
Source: GP Online News - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Pay Source Type: news

Junior doctors and consultants to strike together in England
Autumn walkouts in England will involve both groups, but emergency cover will be provided.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

First-ever joint strikes for junior doctors and consultants announced
Junior doctors have announced a fresh round of strike action that will coincide with walkouts by hospital consultants.
Source: HSJ - August 31, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

The emotional fallout of armed conflict in Colombia: emotions, empathy, and aggression in victims, indirect victims, and members of the military - Gantiva C, Su árez-Pico P, Aristizabal-Gómez P, Granada-Aguirre N, Suárez-Lara O, Tenorio-Quiñones L, Arias-Higuera M, Guzmán-Durán A, Castiblanco-Durán C, Hurtado-Parrado C.
OBJECTIVE: There is a limited knowledge about the emotional and interpersonal effects of the more than five-decade armed conflict in Colombia. The aim of the present study was to identify differences and relationships between emotional response, empathy, a...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Slicing through the layers of pediatric unintentional injury with the Swiss cheese model: a topical review - Pugliese BJ, Barton BK.
Pediatric unintentional injury significantly burdens children, families, and society. Behavioral researchers have examined the problem for decades, identifying many risk factors and greatly enhancing knowledge of the injury antecedent process. Approaches u...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The role of social skills on bullying behavior tendency with friendship quality as mediator - Kusumaningsih A, Febriani A.
Social skills have been known to predict bullying tendencies in adolescence. However, knowledge about the mechanisms by which social skills are linked to bullying tendency remains limited. The present study investigated whether friendship quality would med...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Understanding the relationship between safety culture and safety performance indicators in U.S. nuclear waste cleanup operations - Hammond DM, King AL, Joe M, Miller JR.
This study aimed to help address that gap in knowledge by evaluating the relationships between safe...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Endocannabinoid system and aggression across animal species - Migliaro M, Ruiz-Contreras AE, Herrera-Sol ís A, Méndez-Díaz M, Prospéro-García OE.
This narrative review article summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the relationship between the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and aggression across multiple vertebrate species. Experimental evidence indicates that acute administration of phyt...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and prevention barriers related to childhood lead poisoning among Nepali-speaking Bhutanese parents in Northeast Ohio, United States - Shakya S, Stedman-Smith M, White PC, Bhatta MP.
The study objectives were: (i) to develop and administer a survey to assess childhood lead poisoning (CLP) knowledge, attitudes, practices and prevention barriers (KAP-B) among the Nepali-Speaking Bhutanese (NSB) community in Northeast Ohio; and (ii) to ex...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Influence of educational intervention on nurse-midwives' knowledge and management practices of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in healthcare facilities in Ekiti-State, Nigeria - Olaitan Bamigboye T, Oladunni Irinoye O, Olufemi Ayandiran E, Olowokere AE, Adeniyi Adedeji O, Tolulope Esan D.
OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of an educational intervention on midwives' knowledge, detection and management of intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods A quasi-experimental study involving 158 midwives from two districts in Ekiti State, Nigeria...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Leading with empathy: Foundation drives equitable outcomes for cancer patients
Cancer treatment breakthroughs seem to come at a rapid pace these days. From genetic testing to targeted immunotherapy treatments and revolutionary drugs, many cancer patients have hope for better outcomes. All too often, however, these better outcomes are only available to a select few —those with knowledge, money and good insurance. One Danville organization, begun in 2006, works tirelessly to change that paradigm with innovative ideas and an unorthodox approach to solving the problems associated…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

UAMS, Arkansas Children's Northwest to Offer Free Puberty Education to Teen Girls
The program aims to help teen girls face puberty with additional knowledge, resources and confidence.
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - August 30, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

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