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What to do if your child is struggling: Steps caregivers can take to help kids and teens with their mental health
Emerging research suggests that child and adolescent mental health problems are on the rise. For example, one in four children report that they have experienced clinically elevated rates of depression, and rates of emergency department visits for attempted suicide have increased by 22 percent in the past few years.
Heard of ‘kindy flu’? There’s no such thing. But kids are at risk this flu season for one simple reason
The 2023 flu season may be one of Australia’s largest flu seasons on record, and doctors are concerned about the impact on children.
Finding joy at age 100: Talking to centenarians about living their best life at any age
Aging is seen as a period of loss, and there are unhelpful myths about older adults. Myths lead to treatable conditions being considered normal parts of aging, including cognitive decline, dementia, depression and loneliness. Some even consider exercise dangerous in older adults.
RASA awards cheer government
By MICHAEL MIYOBA
GOVERNMENT is happy that its efforts to contribute to sports development in Africa have been recognised through the winning of the Sports Nation of the Year award at the 2023 Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA) held on Saturday night in Eswatini.
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‘Healthy mum, healthy baby, healthy future’—one year on, what progress have we made?
Most pregnant women will have a healthy pregnancy and give birth to healthy babies. An increasing number of women, however, will either have one or more health conditions before they become pregnant which require on-going treatment, or they may develop complications of pregnancy which require treatment.
In the summer heat, know how to recognize—and prevent—heat stroke
The long, hot days of summer are here. While that can mean lots of fun in the sun for some, experts warn the extra warmth and exertion also carry the threat of heat-related illness, a problem they expect to increase as climate change spurs longer periods of extreme heat.
Family caregivers who receive a high level of care from a family doctor found to have lower stress levels
People caring for family members at home (family caregivers) face more substantial psychological and physical challenges than non-caregivers. Therefore, health care professionals should pay attention to the stress of family caregivers. Although it has been reported that most family caregivers favor psychological support for their caregiving responsibilities from their family doctor, no studies have examined whether the primary care functions of that physician can affect the stress related to caregiving.
New research clarifies connection between autism and the microbiome
The biological roots of autism continue to perplex researchers, despite a growing body of studies looking at an increasing array of genetic, cellular and microbial data. Recently, scientists have homed in on a new and promising area of focus: the microbiome. This collection of microbes that inhabit the human gut has been shown to play a role in autism, but the mechanics of this link have remained awash in ambiguity.
Improvement and adherence to guidelines needed to reduce heart failure death
What happens after a first-time hospitalization for heart failure? While there are guidelines on optimal treatment of patients with heart failure, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that if those guidelines aren’t followed, the outcomes can be costly and sometimes deadly.