The World Health Organisation is considering removing transgender identity from its list of mental illnesses. Calls for the WHO to look at reclassifying transgender identity came following a study led by the National Institute of Psychiatry in Mexico, published in the Lancet Psychiatry journal, which suggested transgender people struggled to access health ... Read More »
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the principal public health body of the United Nations (UN) and it recently announced it is beginning to take steps to remove being transgender off its classification list of mental and behavioural disorders. This is a positive move, but I find it hard to ... Read More »
Richard Keller tells students in his medical history and global health classes not to look for happy endings. “This is pretty depressing material. But of course there are important moments when we see solutions beginning to emerge, when we see human solidarity coming together to solve a problem,” said Keller, ... Read More »
Populations aging gracefully will ultimately drive progress and will likely boost advancements in medicine. Scientists are astonished at the scientific statistical numbers that surround our aging population. People are living longer, and birth rates are declining. The population of people 80 years and over is growing at an amazing rate, ... Read More »
It didn’t take long for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck to let everybody know about his physical condition heading into the start of training camp. “I’m 100 percent,” Luck stressed to the media when the Colts reported for camp at Anderson University. That news should bring more than a few ... Read More »
Studies have been showing for some time that eating too much meat — especially red meat — is bad for health, with researchers now reporting that replacing a small amount of animal protein with proteins from plants can reduce the risk of death from all causes. Replacing 3 percent of ... Read More »
Shared lifestyles and surroundings may play as strong a role as genes in diseases that run in families, a new study indicates. The study included medical histories of more than 500,000 people and their families in the United Kingdom. The information included blood and adoptive relatives. The researchers focused on ... Read More »
Soil health is deteriorating around the globe. A combination of commercial agricultural practices, global warming and pollution are draining nutrients and encouraging the accumulation of contaminants. The solution, scientists say, is biodiversity. New research highlights the importance of soil structure for soil health. As a new paper in the journal ... Read More »
Although it is suspected to be largely for educational purposes, researchers in a recent study say the following of patient electronic health records as part of training poses ethical questions for the handling of those records. A majority of medical students reported they find it beneficial to follow patient medical ... Read More »
Just one hour of physical activity a day — something as simple as a brisk walk or a bicycle ride — may undo the increased risk of early death that comes with sitting eight hours or more on a daily basis, a new study suggests. “These results provide further evidence ... Read More »
Health officials are urging pregnant women to avoid a Miami neighborhood where mosquitoes are apparently infecting people with the Zika virus. The number of local transmissions of the virus has apparently increased to 14, Gov. Rick Scott said Monday. While infection with the Zika virus is harmless to most people, ... Read More »
A positive attitude about aging can help seniors cope with stress, a small study suggests. “We found that people in the study who had more positive attitudes toward aging were more resilient in response to stress — meaning that there wasn’t a significant increase in negative emotions,” study author Jennifer ... Read More »
