Child welfare agencies encounter a higher percentage of children and youth with reported complex trauma exposure than any other system serving children. The Adverse Childhood…
Gradual increase in daily activity, psychological therapy can improve mental health for cancer patients and survivors
Cancer patients and survivors have better mental and physical health and quality of life if they take part in a physical activity program called “behavioral…
Half of patients in telemedicine program for opioid use disorder current with medication a month later
More than half of the patients who were prescribed medication to treat opioid use disorder through a virtual program established during the pandemic continued with…
Amazon launches virtual health service with Amazon Clinic
Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Clinic, a virtual healthcare service that will deliver care for 20 common conditions, including hair loss, heartburn, acne, dandruff…
The Player-Coaches of Addiction Recovery Work Without Boundaries
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Sarah Wright stops by her peer support specialist’s hotel room-turned-office in this Denver suburb several times a day. But her visit on…
Gene may play a broader role in embryonic organ development
An international study led by the medical Faculty of the University of Bonn has identified a gene that plays an important role in the development…
Scientists explore a link between lethal childhood disease and age-related muscle decline
Adopting some of the strategies behind successfully treating the childhood disease spinal muscular atrophy may enable development of therapies to curb the muscle decline that…
Feeling poorer than your friends in early adolescence is associated with worse mental health, study finds
Young people who believe they come from poorer backgrounds than their friends are more likely to have lower self-esteem and be victims of bullying than…
Tiny molecules in breast milk may protect infants from developing allergies
Breastfed babies are believed to suffer fewer allergic conditions, like eczema and food allergies, than formula-fed babies; yet the reason has not been well understood.…
Telehealth ups engagement for medicaid patients with mental health diagnosis
High telehealth availability at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) was associated with better care engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients enrolled in Medicaid who…