National Physician Suicide Awareness Day: Break the silence
“I don’t know if I can keep doing this” “I can’t see a way out.” “I feel stuck– trapped. ” What is it like? That feeling of being exhausted, stuck, not feeling like there is a way out. I think of it as running a marathon where you can’t stop. You are tired, it’s 90Read more …National Physician Suicide Awareness Day: Break the silence originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 9, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/marion-mccrary" rel="tag" > Marion McCrary, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Is There A Place For Facebook In Healthcare?
Data privacy scandals, help in rigging elections, spreading fake news on COVID and vaccines: Facebook has been through a lot and users are not happy with the social media giant’s performance. However, Mark Zuckerberg’s company does not only have a political and social impact, but it’s also getting quite relevant in healthcare.
We looked around what Facebook currently does in healthcare and evaluated whether those are viable ways to follow in the future.
Facebook: from trust issues to healthcare
The social media machine built on “sophisticated, computer-driven engines for extracting users’ person...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 7, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Bioethics Security & Privacy AI facebook future Health Healthcare Innovation social media technology VR fake news smart healthcare Mark Zuckerberg Source Type: blogs
Assisted Suicides and 'Mercy Killings': Voluntary Requests, or Vulnerable Adults? A Critique of Criminal Law and Sentencing
Katrine Del Villar (Queensland University of Technology), Lindy Willmott (Queensland University of Technology), Ben White (Queensland University of Technology), Assisted Suicides and 'Mercy Killings': Voluntary Requests, or Vulnerable Adults? A Critique of Criminal Law and Sentencing, 45 U. of New... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - September 3, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day
Friday, September 10, 2021 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Every 40 seconds someone in the world dies by suicide. This means suicide is responsible for almost one million deaths every year across the world. Another way to look at this is how Dr. Catherine Le Gal ès-Camus, from the World Health Organization, describes the rate of suicide each year: "Worldwide, more people die from suicide than from all homicides and wars combined. "WARNING SIGNS FOR SUICIDEClick here for warning signs you can learn about. RESOURCES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION Psych Central ...
Source: Dr. Deborah Serani - September 2, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: awareness campaigns awareness days depression grief suicide prevention Source Type: blogs
Don ’t be Fooled: America’s “Longest War” Isn’t Over
Sahar KhanAugust 31, 2021 became a historic dateas the picture of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue appeared on the news as the last American servicemember to leave Afghanistan. Majormediaoutlets andsocial media all had headlines indicating that the US war in Afghanistan was finally over. President Joe Biden also addressed the nation – and the world – and defended his decision to withdraw,saying, “I was not going to extend this forever war, and I was not extending a forever exit ” and “It’s time to end the war in Afghanistan.”But is the war really over?It ’s true that for the first time in 20...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 1, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Sahar Khan Source Type: blogs
Defiant Health: This Is Your Brain On Wheat
Here’s the latest episode of my Defiant Health podcast: This Is Your Brain On Wheat.
Of the many effects of wheat consumption on the human body, it’s the brain effects that stand out, effects that include:
Appetite stimulation
Depression, suicidal thoughts
High blood sugar and insulin resistance
Seizures
Once you understand how and why the various components of common wheat products can be blamed for many modern health problems, you have the key to reclaiming many aspects of health and weight control.
Find the episode here or on your favorite podcast platform (Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, A...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 26, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Open Defiant Health podcast grain-free grains wheat wheat belly Source Type: blogs
SHARE: consent, confidentiality and information sharing in mental healthcare and suicide prevention
Department of Health and Social Care -The SHARE resource has been developed by the Zero Suicide Alliance. It is designed to support health and social care staff on: how to use the Department of Health and Social Care ’s (DHSC) consensus statement for information sharing and suicide prevention; and how to engage with patients when discussing confidentiality and consent to share information. The DHSC consensus statement sets out how and when clinicians should share information about patients, within the legal fr amework, where this may help prevent suicide.GuidanceDepartment of Health consensus statementDepartment of Healt...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 26, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Source Type: blogs
Older Adult ’s Decision to Decline Risky Surgery Questioned by Outsiders
Photo credit Anthony Metcalfe
Dear Carol: After being rushed to the emergency room, my 87-year-old mother was diagnosed with a major disease. She was stabilized and sent home with the information that without risky surgery her life is limited. They were frank enough to say that while Mom would probably make it through the surgery, she won’t regain her present quality of life, so they aren’t advising it. Mom’s doctor agrees so she has declined the surgery and is home with hospice care, which is in keeping with her long-term thinking. Though mourning her impending death, the family is at peace with her decision. What h...
Source: Minding Our Elders - August 22, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Conspiracy Theories Are More “Entertaining” Than The Truth — And This Helps Explain Why People Believe Them
By Emma Young
Conspiracy theories stoke anxiety and uncertainty and can even threaten the health of those who espouse them. Take Covid-19 anti-vaxxers, for example, who put themselves at risk by refusing a vaccine. So given those negative consequences, it’s surprising that conspiracy theories are so prolific.
Research shows that beliefs that other groups are colluding secretly to pursue malevolent goals (the definition of a conspiracy theory) are more common during times of crisis — like a global pandemic. Heightened anxiety is thought to lead people to (erroneously) believe that there are hostile forces at ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - August 20, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Cognition Media Source Type: blogs
Excessive “Mirroring” Could Explain Why People With Misophonia React Strongly To Sounds Of Chewing Or Drinking
By Emma Young
No one likes the sound of someone else chewing or drinking. But for some people, it’s enough to cause overwhelming feelings of anger or disgust — and in some cases, send them into a violent rage. People with “misophonia” (literally a hatred of sounds) over-react to some common everyday “trigger sounds” — typically, sounds made by another person. Though the phenomenon has been well documented, exactly what causes it hasn’t been clear. Now a new paper in the Journal of Neuroscience provides a compelling explanation: that misophonia isn’t related to hearing so much as to...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - August 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Brain Perception Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 16th 2021
In conclusion, cancer survivors, especially older individuals, demonstrate greater odds of and accelerated functional decline, suggesting that cancer and/or its treatment may alter aging trajectories.
Linking Particulate Air Pollution and Dementia in a Small Region of the US
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/08/linking-particulate-air-pollution-and-dementia-in-a-small-region-of-the-us/
It is fairly settled that evident particulate air pollution, such as daily exposure to smoke from wood-fueled cooking fires, has a strongly detrimental effect on long-term health. The mechanisms involved are inflam...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 15, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 14 August, 2021.
Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- https://ehrintelligence.com/news/covid-19-intensifies-clinician-burnout-from-health-it-burden COVID-19 Intensifies Clinician Burnout from Health IT Burden While clinician burnout from health IT use has long been an issue, COVID-19 ushered in higher rates of physician mental health concerns. By Hannah Nelson August 06, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic ha...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 14, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Aubrey de Grey on Progress Towards Rejuvenation Therapies Targeting Cellular Senescence
There are at present many programs of medical research and development focused on senescent cells: selectively destroying them, suppressing their inflammatory secretions, or preventing cells from becoming senescent in the first place. The accumulation of senescent cells is an important contribution to degenerative aging, and senolytic treatments that clear a sizable fraction of such cells produce a noteworthy degree of rejuvenation in mice. The first human trials are underway, and soon enough the world will wake to the fact that much of the inflammatory dysfunction of aging can be eliminated by existing, cheap drugs such a...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 12, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Addressing the Crisis of Black Youth Suicide
In this message for National Suicide Prevention Month, Dr. Gordon describes NIMH ’s efforts to address the rising rates of suicide in the U.S. among Black youth. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - August 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: blogs
Physician suicide: Where are the leaders?
I apologize in advance if the following lines sound full of frustration, disappointment, or anger. That is not my nature. I am optimistic; I like to see the light at the end of the tunnel and believe that goodness exists. But, after reading the news this past week, I don ’t feel positive. I feel dismayedRead more …Physician suicide: Where are the leaders? originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 8, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/miriam-zylberglait-lisigurski" rel="tag" > Miriam Zylberglait Lisigurski, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
