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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain “During the day he is completely calm, but at night he gets very agitated.” “Tonight she didn’t stop calling for her mother, who died years ago. But she slept all day and it was almost impossible to wake her up.” These testimonies will be familiar to many relatives and caregivers of an elderly person who has …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Being a teenager during the early part of the COVID pandemic meant experiencing a lot of milestones — the first day of high school, birthdays, graduations — behind a computer screen. Pandemic isolation has had a clear effect on young people. But a recent study from the University of Washington found that teenage girls suffered more …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Busy with work and other commitments, some people concentrate their moderate to vigorous exercise on one or two days of the week or on the weekend. A study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found that this “weekend warrior” pattern of exercise is associated with a lower risk of developing 264 future diseases, and is …

Three-fifths (60%) of U.S. adults report a need for more affordable health and social supports and services to help residents remain independent. Credit: Gallup – West Health, created with Datawrapper Most Americans agree that their communities need more affordable housing, health care and social supports, and services to help residents remain independent as they age, according to a new survey …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Remote video consultations between patients and mental health professionals show small but significant improvements in symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to a study published by The BMJ. Although the effect is small, the researchers say the effect is still meaningful given the high prevalence of these disorders in the community. Globally, depression and anxiety disorders …

Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Whether it’s a sore arm or a fear of injections, the way a child is treated when they’re in pain can have a huge impact on how they respond to and cope with pain later in life. In a new study from the University of South Australia, researchers say parents and doctors should be aware of …

Credit: Godisable Jacob from Pexels A new study shows that microaggressions targeted at Black women online appear to be detrimental to the health of other Black women who witness the microaggressions, even when the microaggressions are not directed at them personally. Researchers specifically found that encountering indirect microaggressions was associated with poorer sleep quality for young Black women. The paper, …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday of a “sharp increase in problematic social media use” among European teenagers, which it said is damaging their mental health. The European branch of the health agency also warned that more than one in 10 adolescents are “at risk of problem gaming”. According to WHO Europe, problem drug use …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain When was the last time you felt lonely? It’s an uncomfortable question, but for 3.83 million people in the UK, 7.1% of the population, the answer is probably “at the moment”. Loneliness has become a worrying public health problem because it Ordinary and is often associated with people who physical and mental health problems. There is …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study from the University of Manchester has shown that there is a link between social media use, unhealthy lifestyles and well-being in young people, with young people with the healthiest lifestyles experiencing the highest well-being. The research, led by Dr Chris Knowles and a team of experts from the Manchester Institute of Education as …