NC Health News
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
By Taylor Knopf When someone is having a mental health crisis whether theyre thinking about suicide, acting erratically or experiencing hallucinations they frequently end up in a hospital emergency department, mostly because there are few places for them to go. Its a practice that many patients find traumatizing.
Health Blawg
DECEMBER 26, 2017
The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.
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Frontiers
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Electroconvulsive therapy may be one of the most effective treatments for depression and severe mental conditions. But extensive evidence appears to show that ECT may be one of the most valuable and effective options for severe and treatment-resistant mental conditions such as schizophrenia and depression. Unwarranted public fear.
UNC Epidemiology Blog
JANUARY 21, 2025
Hongtu Zhu bridges big data and health to improve our understanding of the brain. What’s your role in public health? My work centers on integrating advanced statistical methods, artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics into health research. What brought you to public health?
Institute of Public Health
MAY 30, 2023
IPH Public Health Development Officers, Dr Joanna Purdy and Dr Ciara Reynolds, were among the many delegates to present at the April conference. The report was developed for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, as part of their review of the Ten Year Tobacco Control Strategy for Northern Ireland (2012-2022).
Black Health Matters
JANUARY 5, 2025
Promoting the idea of reducing alcohol consumption through more mindful drinking is accompanied by an expanding market of alcohol-free beverages, dry drinking venues, or licensed bars offering alcohol-free options, according to a 2022 article in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
NC Health News
DECEMBER 21, 2024
by Lucas Thomae and Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press State oversight of nursing homes received a scathing performance audit, released on Wednesday. The DHHS Division of Health Service Regulations role is to routinely inspect those nursing homes and investigate complaints involving them. In 2018, the U.S.
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