Is He Depressed or Just Crabby?

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 08:36

health.clevelandclinic.org - Sadness that won’t go away. Episodes of crying. Dwelling on bad feelings. All of those familiar mood-disorder symptoms are common in women with depression — but not so…

Category: Science

Baby dies in UK prison after inmate 'gives birth alone in cell'

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 06:44

theguardian.com - Police are investigating the death of a baby in Britain’s largest female prison after an inmate gave birth alone in her cell at night. The Guardian understands that the woman, who…

Category: World

Immigrant doctors in rural America are sick of waiting for green cards

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 06:37

money.cnn.com - How Trump's travel ban hits this South Dakota doctor "Some of my patients drive from an hour away to see me," said Kura, who is also chief of medicine at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical…

Category: Business

At least 15 people have been diagnosed with HIV while waiting for access to PrEP on NHS

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 06:00

pinknews.co.uk - At least 15 people in England have received a HIV diagnosis after being denied access to PrEP, a drug that stops a person from contracting the virus. In England, people who want to…

Category: Health

Of Freud, 19th-Century Therapeutics, and Recumbent Posture

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 04:14

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu - The use of the couch in psychoanalysis evolved in part from traditions of sanatorium- and asylum-based somatic therapies. From the mid-19th century until the 1950s, when…

Category: Science

Drug firms 'colluded' to overcharge NHS by up to 1,800%

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 04:04

finance.yahoo.com - Three drug manufactures broke competition law by colluding to illegally boost the price of a vital drug at the expense of the NHS, the competition watchdog said on Thursday. The…

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#WhyIVaccinate trends as people share the life-saving benefits of vaccines

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 03:26

newsweek.com - People are using Twitter to share their stories about vaccination with the hashtag #WhyIVaccinate. The hashtag started trending after a IDWeek shared, "Vaccines are among the most…

Category: Science

Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 02:46

ctvnews.ca - A French man paralyzed in a night club accident can walk again thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton in what scientists said Wednesday was a breakthrough providing hope to…

Category: Science

Biggest NHS flu campaign under way

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 02:24

bbc.co.uk - About 30 million people - nearly half the UK population - are being offered the flu vaccine, in the biggest winter vaccination campaign the NHS has seen. For the first time, all primary…

Category: Health

Boris Johnson edits speech video to remove his first broken promise

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 02:03

mirror.co.uk - Boris Johnson appears to have edited footage of his first speech as Prime Minister - removing a reference to his first 'broken promise'. The PM said the new video was his "vision for…

Category: Business