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Levels of doctor burnout, depression may be creating public health problem, research suggests
Burnout among physicians is a serious issue. Half of all physicians report feeling that way, according to some studies. A new ...
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Childhood trauma linked to risk of depression as women near menopause
It’s common for women to experience depression while transitioning to menopause, but who’s most at risk? A new study shows th ...
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Sexual assault survivor travels half way around the world to find healing in South Jersey
The stigma of male sexual assault keeps many survivors from finding the help they need. But a South Jersey man has come forward and ...
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ListenPenn med students learning to look for subtler signs of child abuse
First-year medical students at the University of Pennsylvania are learning how to spot the signs of child abuse, and learning directly fr ...
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Aiming to help young men of color heal, Forward Promise opens office at Penn
A program that focuses on promoting a culture of health for middle- and high-school-aged boys and young men of color is opening a nationa ...
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Mental health advocates warn Republicans against cutting Medicaid
Mental health advocates don’t like what they see in the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Health Care Act. The U.S. ...
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When helping others for a living becomes traumatic, experts prescribe self-care
Social workers and therapists are there for others who are struggling. But what happens when those who give support start to feel burned ...
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ListenMajority supports insurance coverage for ER visits, new poll finds
Nearly every one of 1,791 people ...
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Marijuana use associated with higher risk for stroke, heart failure
Marijuana use raises the risk of stroke and heart failure — even after accounting for other factors, according to ...
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Asperger’s Are Us troupe draws audiences with comic sketches
Asperger’s Are Us, a comedy troupe of self-described “openly autistic people,” will perform Sunday in Philadelphia at P ...
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ListenDads can have postpartum depression too
Postpartum depression can happen to dads, too. It’s the subject of a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Ass ...
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ListenRallying in Philadelphia, Teamsters denounce drugmaker as fueling opioid abuse
Angry over the prescription drug abuse epidemic, Teamsters union members demonstrated Thursday outside AmerisourceBergen’s annual s ...
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