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Global commission into health inequities of mental illness gives blueprint for change
In vulnerable populations - especially young people with mental illness - complementing traditional treatment with physical health interventions could help reverse trends, he said. "Protecting the physical health of people with mental illness should be considered an worldwide priority". The report found, for example, that many drugs used to treat mental illnesses - including antidepressants, antip... [Full Article...]
First Case of Ebola Detected in DRC's Goma - Health Ministry

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a ‘health emergency’

Decrease in number of people dying from drug epidemic

World Health Organization sounds global alarm over DR Congo Ebola outbreak

Northern Alberta infectious syphilis cases rise more than 300 per cent
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, who is holding a news conference on the health crisis Tuesday afternoon, said that a total of 1,563 cases of infectious syphilis were reported in 2018. Symptoms of syphilis may not be obvious. Hinshaw says the province has seen similar rates of congenital syphilis in which the infection is spread from a mother to her unborn child. [Full Article...]
Amazon workers strike during Prime Day to demand better working conditions

New clues on why women’s Alzheimer’s risk differs from men’s
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Centre studied brain scans of hundreds of men and women, looking at the pattern of a protein called tau. The study didn't try to show why working made a difference. Maggie Morris says she saw the painful decline of her own mother who suffered from Alzheimer's. [Full Article...]