In a recent study published in the natural medicine journal, researchers assessed the effectiveness of the machine learning model in predicting mental health crises. Timely recognition of those at risk for mental health deterioration has been reported to improve disease outcomes. However, manually reviewing patient records to identify these individuals is impractical due to the … Read more
Youth social justice movements are growing in the United States and around the world, tackling important issues such as climate change, racial justice, access to education and gun control . In health care, youth involvement can lead to better understanding of patients, engagement in services, and increased trust in services. It can also promote patient … Read more
Adult vaccination rates and the social determinants of health – or the social and economic conditions in which families live and work – have played a significant role in children’s mental health during the pandemic, according to a new study by the Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The study, published April 27 in JAMA Psychiatryfound that … Read more
PARIS, Tenn. – On Match Day, fourth-year medical students nationwide are notified of one of the most important placements of their careers: where they will spend their residencies, or their first three to seven years as physicians. Fourth-year medical students at Henry County Medical Center recently received their placement news, which is the second year … Read more
An editorial authored by Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health research scientists and published in the American Journal of Public Health calls for investing in people, processes and technology so health dashboards, so useful and popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, can efficiently and effectively guide public health action in … Read more
Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto Regarding Stanley Goldfarb’s op-ed “Keep Politics Out of the Doctor’s Office” (April 19): In 2015, under the leadership of Darrell Kirch, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) introduced sweeping changes to the Medical College Admissions Test, or MCAT, as well as other admissions criteria used by medical schools across the country. … Read more
The Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P), a multi-site collaboration housed within UCLA Health’s Department of Medicine, has released a new report that uses national data to highlight the intersection of autism, poverty and race/ethnicity and their compounding impact on health and health care. While it is well-known that autistic children, children from … Read more
“When students decide they want to go into health care, they typically think of two things — a physician or a nurse. “However, if you look at what comprehends the health care team, it’s allied health professionals making up two-thirds of the team, and that’s a wide description of everybody else besides nurses or physicians,” … Read more
Johnson City Press JOHNSON CITY — When East Tennessee State University recruited Dr. Jodi Polaha to Johnson City in 2006, her work in Nebraska integrating behavioral health services into primary care was a big reason why. It wasn’t until recently, however, that Polaha and her colleague Dr. Matthew Tolliver began working with an eye toward … Read more
Many more people with depression and other mental health issues will be able to get help from the Friendship Bench program thanks to a $2 million unrestricted funding from the philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The evidence-based scheme involves specially-trained community health workers, known as ‘grandmothers’, talking with people on benches. Founded in Zimbabwe by Dr Dixon … Read more