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Talking Therapy Reduces Depression, Anxiety Symptoms in Stroke Survivors

Physician's Weekly

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For stroke survivors, talking therapy is associated with moderate reductions in depression and large reductions in anxiety symptoms, according to a study published online June 5 in Nature Mental Health. Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. Jae Won Suh, Ph.D.,

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988 Contacted More Than 16 Million Times From Its Launch to December 2024

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WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opportunities remain to increase use of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, according to a research letter published online June 9 in JAMA Network Open. per 1,000 is less than half that of the rate of adult emergency department visits that include a mental health diagnosis (53.0

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A podcast on the evaluation and management of penetrating neck injuries in children

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Accessed June 24, 2025]. Now these injuries make up less than 1% of all pediatric trauma, but when they occur, they demand precision and vigilance in terms of diagnosis and management. And unfortunately, some neck wounds are self-inflicted, so make sure you address mental health concerns after the child is stabilized.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

And so there’s one study that used Medicare beneficiary data, and when they look at diagnoses for transgender men and women compared to cisgender men and women, we see around one in five have a diagnosis of dementia in the medical record for the transgender community compared to around, like, 1 in 7, 1 in 8 versus gender people.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

But what happened when we finally… When he did get the diagnosis, it all fell into place. So if you think about dementia, it’s on the intersection of aging stigma and mental health stigma. And they can start July of 2025. But it was also later on in the disease. You get double whammy. Diane: Yeah.

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‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding

Physician's Weekly

And it would end a strategic initiative to expand HIV services in minority communities, and another to support the mental health of people of color with HIV or at risk of infection. He kept his diagnosis hidden from friends and family because he knew how people talked about HIV. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.