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Toxic positivity and the GOP chief’s struggles with mental health

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Donald Trump; Nikki Haley; Photo illustration by Mike Pence of Salon/Getty Images Historically, mental health talks in public forums have been suppressed. Not anymore. For an issue that society has long encouraged people to open up while simultaneously subduing it, mental health is now being skewed by conservative politicians into a polarizing touchpoint. To see […]

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Lawson is a Native Hawaiian practitioner who runs workshops at the Four Seasons Resort Oahu in Koolina.

This Oahu resort allows guests to produce ancient medicines in a unique laboratory

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When we think of medicine, we think of a prescription, a pill, but medicine comes in so many forms, said Pii Lawson, a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner. Lawson, who comes from a long line of ancestral weavers and khuna lapaau (Native Hawaiian healers) who revered the power of plants, shares his practice with guests at

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NASH drugs race to cross finish line - Pharmaceutical Technology

NASH drugs race to cross finish line – Pharmaceutical Technology

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Isometric illustration of a liver test. NASH is a condition caused by liver dysfunction. Credit: Mono via Getty Images Following a negative decision by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Intercept Pharmaceuticals Ocaliva (obeticholic acid), all eyes are now on the next possible drug to lead the race to market for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

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Eat these foods when you're sick, according to one nutritionist

Eat these foods when you’re sick, according to one nutritionist

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Every summer, come Colorado rain or shine, our whole family gets sick. It’s like back-to-school season plays a preemptive joke, reminding us to nurture a healthy immune system year-round. Universe, I see you. But when sickness strikes during the warmer months, what are the best foods to eat when sick? Spoiler alert: A few scoops

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15 Horrible, Shocking, Upsetting Things I Learned This Month

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Note: some graphic stories ahead. 1.The shocking fact that the author of Goodnight MOONMargaret Wise Brown, died from a high kick. According to The New York Times, “After receiving an emergency appendectomy in France, a nurse asked her how she was doing. ‘Great!’ she responded, kicking cancan she removed a blood clot in her leg,

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Commissioner exposes failures in mental health care after death of man who spoke of suicide

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Jemma Cheer/Stuff A man in his 60s who died after self-harm was botched due to poor record keeping and communication, notes the Health and Disability Commissioner. (Stock photo) Warning: This story is about self-harm. Poor record keeping and communication are at the root of mental health care failures for a man in his 60s who

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PUBLIC HEALTH: National health insurance is a big fat expert on empty promises

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The National Health Insurance (NHI) Act has been passed by the National Assembly, but experts believe it is largely unenforceable and unlikely to come into effect anytime soon. Alex van der Heever, chair of the administration of social security systems at the University of the Witwatersrand, says: From the outset, the bill was so flawed

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New opioid deprescribing guidelines – InSight+

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New evidence-based clinical guidelines for opioid deprescribing were published in Medical Journal of Australia. Australian researchers have published the first evidence-based clinical guidelines for opioid deprescribing, a crucial step to help general practitioners reduce opioid use in their patients. Published in Medical Journal of Australia Today, Dr Aili Langford and her colleagues at the University

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What to do if your child is struggling: Steps healthcare professionals can take to help children and adolescents with their mental health

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Emerging research suggests that mental health problems among children and adolescents are on the rise. For example, one in four children report experiencing clinically elevated rates of depression, and the rates of emergency room visits for attempted suicide have increased by 22% in recent years. As clinicians and researchers, we have interacted with thousands of

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21 Mediterranean diet lunches suitable for diabetes for the summer

21 Mediterranean diet lunches suitable for diabetes for the summer

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Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, MS, RD The Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest ways to eat, with research showing it can help prevent cancer, obesity and heart disease. These lunch recipes not only follow the principles of the Mediterranean diet, but also focus on complex carbohydrates and lower amounts of saturated fat and

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Oran P. Smith is a Senior Fellow at the Palmetto Promise Institute.

For SC hospitals to thrive, healthcare policies must change

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South Carolina’s health care future looks brighter now that the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) statute has finally been repealed. The 1970s law, which required a permit receipt from the state before a new health facility could be built or additional health care offered, was ostensibly enacted to protect the financial viability of hospitals in

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