Social media posts mentioning sexual assault and calls to a sexual assault hotline skyrocketed after the TV show "Grey's Anatomy" aired an episode spotlighting the issue in March, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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At our core, people are social beings. Whether we are a part of a sports team, social group or professional society, we all have the need for some type of social network. These connections give us opportunities to thrive, learn…
White adults in the U.S. reported higher e-cigarette use than all other ethnicities in both 2014 and 2018, though e-cigarette use for all ethnicity groups jumped from 13 percent in 2014 to 15.7 percent in 2018, according to the CDC's…
About 1 in 4 young people in the U.S. demonstrate problematic cellphone use, which is linked to a higher risk of mental health issues, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
The number of abortions reported in the U.S. decreased by nearly 25 percent between 2007 and 2016, according to new data published Nov. 29 in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Healdsburg (Calif.) District Hospital was one of three hospitals that closed in October due to the Kincade fire. While the other two hospitals reopened within days of the fire risk passing, Healdsburg District Hospital was shut down for nearly a…
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, N.C., will discontinue gynecology and obstetrics services next month, according to North Carolina Health News.
Talya Schwartz, MD, president and CEO of MetroPlus Health Plan, spoke with Becker's Hospital Review about regulatory challenges and new initiatives the 500,000-member insurance arm of New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals is prioritizing for 2020.
Since 1999, child mortality rates have declined nationally — but kids in rural America are dying at higher rates than their urban counterparts, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
People who survive gun injuries face long-term consequences that affect their mental and physical health, according to a study published online in JAMA Surgery.