How Much of a Difference Is 988 Making a Year After Its Launch?
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has hit its one-year anniversary, and it appears that the public is increasingly turning to the number in times of darkness.The most recent statistics show a substant…
Learn MoreReguladores europeos investigan el riesgo de ideación suicida con unos populares fármacos para perder peso
MARTES, 11 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La Agencia Europea de Medicamentos (European Medicines Agency, EMA) está investigando preocupaciones de que Ozempic y Saxenda, unos populares medicamentos para perder preso, pudieran estar vinculados con…
Learn MoreEuropean Regulators Investigating Risk for Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The European Medicines Agency is investigating concerns that popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Saxenda may be linked to suicidal thoughts and thoughts of self-harm.Three case reports from Iceland spu…
Learn MoreRisk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The European Medicines Agency is investigating concerns that popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Saxenda may be linked to suicidal thoughts and thoughts of self-harm.Three case reports from Iceland spu…
Learn MoreAssessment Tool Developed for Predicting Suicide Risk After Self-Harm
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A clinical assessment tool has been developed to predict risk of suicide among individuals with episodes of self-harm, according to a study published online June 29 in BMJ Mental Health.Seena Fazel, M.B.Ch.B.,…
Learn MoreSuicide Attempts, Suicide Mortality Up for Transgender Individuals
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender individuals have increased rates of suicide attempts and suicide mortality, according to a study published in the June 27 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Annette Erlangsen,…
Learn MoreSexual Minorities Face Higher Risk for Suicide-Related Behaviors
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Gay/lesbian and bisexual individuals are at heightened risk of suicide-related behavior events, according to a study published online June 7 in the The American Journal of Psychiatry.Antony Chum, Ph.D., from…
Learn MoreLas personas trans se enfrentan a un riesgo mucho más alto de suicidio, muestra un histórico estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 28 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación encontró que las personas que son transgénero son mucho más propensas al suicidio que sus pares. El nuevo estudio, que utilizó el archivo de datos centralizado de Dinamarca, en…
Learn MoreTransgender People Face Much Higher Risk of Suicide, Landmark Study Shows
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) – New research has found that people who are transgender are far more prone to suicide than their peers.The new study, using Denmark’s centralized data repository, found that transgender people had 7.7 times t…
Learn MoreUn panel de expertos recomienda hacer pruebas de trastornos de ansiedad a todo adulto menor de 65 años
MARTES, 20 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en la historia, el principal panel de expertos en salud preventiva del país recomendó que los médicos administren rutinariamente pruebas de detección de un trastorno de ansiedad a todos l…
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