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Discussing the relationships between homoparenthood and health - Gomes R, Machin R, Nascimento MAF, Couto MT.
The present article aims to bridge the gaps or deepen the debate to discuss the relationship between homoparenthood and health. This essay is anchored in specific literature. We seek to work on the following questions throughout the text: (i) How is the ce... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Distinct global brain connectivity alterations in depressed adolescents with subthreshold mania and the relationship with processing speed: evidence from sBEAD Cohort - Zhang X, Cheng X, Chen J, Sun J, Yang X, Li W, Chen L, Mao Y, Liu Y, Zeng X, Ye B, Yang C, Li X, Cao L.
BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a progressive condition. Investigating the neuroimaging mechanisms in depressed adolescents with subthreshold mania (Sub(MD)) facilitates the early identification of BD. However, the global brain connectivity (GBC) patt... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Domestic violence patterns in postpartum women who delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic - Correia LL, Machado MMT, Vieira-Meyer APGF, Ara újo DABS, Gomes EABM, Saldanha AB, Rodrigues RCR, Gomes YVC, Castro MC.
OBJECTIVE: To longitudinally assess domestic violence (DV) during the postpartum period, identifying types, patterns and determinants of DV, according to mothers' reports in Fortaleza, Brazil. METHODS: Data from the Iracema-COVID cohort study inter... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Examining within-person associations between alcohol and cannabis use and hooking up among adolescents and young adults in the United States - Lewis MA, Zhou Z, Fairlie AM, Litt DM, Geusens F, Parks KA, McCabe SE.
This study examined daily associations between alcohol use, cannabis use, and simultaneous alcohol and cannabis/marijuana (SAM) use with the likelihood of hooking up (uncommitted sexual encounter that may or may not include intercourse). ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Exposure to maternal experiences of IPV in early childhood and sleep health in adolescence - Manley L, Nepomnyaschy L.
BACKGROUND: Half of US women will experience intimate partner violence (IPV), and nearly all children in families experiencing such violence will be exposed. The negative effects of IPV exposure on children's mental and physical health are well-documented;... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Healing wounded trees: clinicians' perspectives on treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder - Dro žđek B, Rodenburg J.
While treatment guidelines agree on the first-line interventions for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there is an ongoing debate between experts regarding the treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). As scientific ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Influence of the typology and timing of childhood trauma in psychoticism - Segu í-Grivé M, Jurado N, Navarrete A, Morelló C, Ortega E, Boluda M, Muntané G, Llaurador-Coll M, Vilella E, Gutiérrez-Zotes A.
PURPOSE: Child maltreatment (CM) is associated with psychosis; however little is known about the frequency, type, and timing of abuse in the personality pathology domain of psychoticism (PSY) in the DSM-5. The purpose of this study was to analyze childhood... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Investigating cognitive and motivational proximal outcomes in a randomized clinical trial of writing about the future self to reduce drinking - Lindgren KP, Baldwin SA, Kross E, Ramirez JJ, Tristao T, Peterson KP, Teachman BA, Wiers RW, Neighbors C.
BACKGROUND: Drinking identity (the extent to which one links the self with drinking alcohol) is a unique risk factor for college students' hazardous drinking that is not directly targeted by existing interventions. We conducted a study that aimed to decrea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Logistic regression analysis of risk factors for pediatric burns: a case-control study in underdeveloped minority areas in China - Lin Z, Iyappan P, Huang Z, Sooranna SR, Wu Y, Lan L, Huang C, Liang F, Zhao D, Huang D.
BACKGROUND: Pediatric burns are common, especially in underdeveloped countries, and these can physically affect the children involved and have an impact on their mental health. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of pediatric burns in und... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Longitudinal monitoring of biomechanical and psychological state in collegiate female basketball athletes using principal component analysis - Keogh JAJ, Ruder MC, White K, Gavrilov MG, Phillips SM, Heisz JJ, Jordan MJ, Kobsar D.
BACKGROUND: The growth in participation in collegiate athletics has been accompanied by increased sport-related injuries. The complex and multifactorial nature of sports injuries highlights the importance of monitoring athletes prospectively using a novel ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Longitudinal relations between bullying victimization and aggression: the multiple mediation effects of anger rumination and hostile automatic thoughts - Quan F, Huang J, Li H, Zhu W.
Bullying victimization is widely accepted to be associated with aggression. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unknown. To examine the long-term impact of bullying victimization on aggression, the present study tested the potential... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Meanings and perceptions of parenthood among transgender men who became pregnant before gender transition - Dantas DDS, Almeida GPLL, Ferreira BO, Therense M, Neves ALM.
This qualitative study, with five participating interlocutors, sought to understand the senses and meanings of parenting among trans men who became pregnant before gender transition. Analysis was conducted in light of social theories of gender. The results... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

10 years after Flint, the fight to replace lead pipes across the U.S. continues
Ten years ago, Flint, Mich. switched water sources to the Flint River. The lack of corrosion control in the pipes caused lead to leach into the water supply of tens of thousands of residents. Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha recognized a public health crisis in the making and gathered data proving the negative health impact on Flint's young children. In doing so, she and community organizers in Flint sparked a national conversation about lead in the U.S. water system that persists today. Today on the show, host Emily Kwong and science correspondent Pien Huang talk about the state of Flint and other cities with lead pipes. E...
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Kwong Source Type: news

Are We Testing Enough for H5N1?
(MedPage Today) -- With H5N1 avian influenza causing unprecedented outbreaks in mammals around the world -- including U.S. dairy cattle -- infectious disease experts are raising concerns that the U.S. isn't doing enough to get ahead of any... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Rwanda: Malaria - How Is Rwanda Handling Insecticide Resistance?
[New Times] Malaria remains a public health issue in Rwanda, despite collaborative efforts. However, with interventions such as mass and routine distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in high endemic districts, malaria cases in Rwanda have dropped by 88 per cent in 2023, according to Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC). (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Rwanda Source Type: news