Correction: YouTube online videos as a source for patient education of cervical spondylosis —a reliability and quality analysis
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Source: BMC Public Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Wang Hong, Yan Chunyi, Wu Tingkui, Zhang Xiang, He Junbo, Liu Zhihao and Liu Hao Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Community stigma, victimization, and coping strategies among gay, bisexual, and other cis-gender men who have sex with men in slum communities in Ghana. BSGH-003
Gay, bisexual, and cis-gender men who have sex with men (GBMSM) face severe consequences, especially within stigmatized environments. However, very little is known about the experiences of GBMSM living in slum... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Osman Wumpini Shamrock, Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba ’are, Edem Yaw Zigah, Henry Delali Dakpui, Gideon Adjaka, Natalie M. LeBlanc, Amina P. Alio and LaRon Nelson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: “Here, your only relative is money?” why slum social networks do not facilitate neighborhood community development: insights through a sanitation lens
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Source: BMC Public Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Japheth Nkiriyehe Kwiringira, Joseph Rujumba, Paulino Ariho, James Mugisha, Henry Zakumumpa, Elizabeth W. Perry Mohling, Mathias Akugizibwe, Innocent Kamara Tumwebaze and Charles Onyutha Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Digital mental health interventions as stand-alone vs. augmented treatment as usual
Smartphone-based digital mental health interventions (DMHI) have been described as a purported solution to meet growing healthcare demands and lack of providers, but studies often don ’t account for whether pat... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin W. Nelson, Nicholas C. Peiper and Valerie L. Forman-Hoffman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Could an MRI scan make prostate cancer screening more accurate?
Combining PSA blood tests with MRI scans is making the screening less harmful, but it still should be targeted only at high-risk groups, such as men who are Black or have a family history of prostate cancer, says a new report (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Should we be worried about a bird flu pandemic in the US?
One person in the US has contracted bird flu after being exposed to dairy cows that have the virus, but experts say there is no immediate threat of a wider outbreak in people (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
What is Disease X and do we need to worry about it?
The term “Disease X” means a new infection, or an existing pathogen that has mutated to become more dangerous, with the potential to cause a global pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Bisexual women expect to have an orgasm with women more than with men
When asked to imagine a hypothetical sexual encounter, bisexual women anticipated that they would be more likely to orgasm with another woman than with a man (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Effect of long-term care insurance policy on depression in non-disabled people: evidence from China
Policy effect might be multidimensional and spill over to non-recipients. It is unclear how the implementation of Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) policy affects depression in non-disabled people and how this e... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Wenjing Jiang and Hongyan Yang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Kidney stones and dietary intake in adults: a population-based study in southwest Iran
The prevalence of kidney stones is on the rise globally. Several risk factors, including lifestyle, contribute to the formation of kidney stones. Nevertheless, there is a contentious debate about the relations... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bahman Cheraghian, Alipour Meysam, Seyed Jalal Hashemi, Seyed Ahmad Hosseini, Amal Saki Malehi, Dinyar Khazaeli and Zahra Rahimi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Is a tiered restrictions system an effective intervention for COVID-19 control? Results from Portugal, November-December 2020
In November 2020, similar to other European countries, Portugal implemented a tiered restrictions system to control the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to compare the COVID-19 growth rate across tiers to assess th... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Marta Moniz, Patr ícia Soares, Baltazar Nunes and Andreia Leite Tags: Research Source Type: research
Trust as a catalyst: revealing the impact of government trust and professional trust on public health policy compliance during a pandemic
Existing research has extensively explored the relationship between government trust and compliance behaviour, but significant controversies exist. Some studies suggest a strong positive correlation between th... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Guobang Chen, Hua Zhang, Yue Hu and Chunyan Luo Tags: Research Source Type: research
Prevalence, determinants, intervention strategies and current gaps in addressing childhood malnutrition in Vietnam: a systematic review
Childhood malnutrition in all forms is a major public health issue worldwide. This review systematically examined the prevalence and determinants and identify the potential interventions and current gap in add... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Mondon, Pui Yee Tan, Chong Ling Chan, Thuy Nga Tran and Yun Yun Gong Tags: Research Source Type: research
Why it is time for a longevity revolution
With global life expectancy now exceeding 70 years old, we need to change how we age, not how long we age, says Andrew Scott (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Anxiety really has increased over the past 10 years – but why?
The covid-19 pandemic saw a pronounced uptick in anxiety levels globally, but levels were rising in some countries before the pandemic began. The race is on to explain this trend (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
