Cart is empty Employee mental health, once a silent and often overlooked issue, has now become an urgent workplace concern. In Canada, the rate of depression and anxiety has doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Can AI help prevent suicide? How real-time monitoring may be the next big step in mental health care
Suicide represents one of the most complex and heartbreaking challenges in public health. One major difficulty in preventing suicide is knowing when someone is struggling.
How breast tissue density affects your risk of breast cancer
Breast density is a significant yet often overlooked factor in breast cancer awareness, risk assessment and screening practices. Understanding what breast density is, how it affects breast cancer risk and what it means for screening can help women make informed decisions about their health.
Using an inhaler alone may not be enough to manage asthma
Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-colored inhaler (or “puffer”).
A plastic surgeon explains the risks to consider before going under the knife—or the needle
A series of ads for Brazilian butt lifts (BBL) on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook were recently banned by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). These ads were found to be misleading and irresponsible, often downplaying serious health risks and pressuring consumers with time-limited offers.
Researchers develop tree map to curb allergies in four of Australia’s major cities
Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have developed a tool to visualize allergenic trees in four of Australia’s major cities, which could help alleviate the symptoms of people living with pollen allergies or hay fever.
Lower taxes on heated tobacco products are subsidizing tobacco industry, research reveals
Governments which impose lower taxes on heated tobacco products in the hope of encouraging smokers away from conventional cigarettes are effectively subsidizing the tobacco industry, missing out on much-needed tax revenues and hampering their own public health initiatives, new research from the University of Bath shows. The findings appear in the BMJ.
People with more nature in their neighborhoods smoke and drink less, study finds
People who live in greener neighborhoods smoke and drink less on average, and those who make regular visits to nature tend not to smoke.
Traditional Chinese medicinal fungi might show potential for central nervous system diseases
Shandong researchers suggest that edible and medicinal fungi contain bioactive components with therapeutic potential for central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Findings offer evidence for the potential of these fungi to serve as novel pharmaceuticals or functional foods in the treatment of CNS diseases.
“You misquoted me,” Matambo tells News Diggers
COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo has refuted media reports suggesting he compared Ndola to Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city. On Monday, News Diggers reported that Mr Matambo claimed one would think they were in Johannesburg if they visited Ndola, due to the development undertaken by the UPND government in the city. However, Mr Matambo, through the […]
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