Delirium is a type of confusion that develops suddenly—over the course of hours or days—and most commonly affects older adults who are hospitalized or in a long-term care facility. “We refer to ...

An analysis by epidemiologists, economists, ecologists and biologists at 21 institutions finds we could reduce the risks of future pandemics by investing as little as 1/20th of the losses incurred so ...

Most shareholders want to see their businesses succeed, but differences in opinion over how that should be achieved can lead to disputes. If left to fester long enough, those disputes can take on a ...

Psychological interventions aimed at preventing PTSD following exposure to trauma—overview of research findings. A 2013 review (AHRQ Pub. No. 13-EHC062-1-EF April 2013) compared the efficacy, ...

In a recent randomized clinical trial, we found adding Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Prevent Suicide (MBCT-S) to treatment-as-usual reduced the total number of suicide events and the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study emphasizes the need to stop pandemics before they start, stepping beyond the quest for new vaccines and treatments for zoonotic ...

These are times where the heartbeat of the world’s economy seems to be uncontrollably fibrillating. And with this come psychosocial stressors that can disrupt the pulse of many. This cascades into ...

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