The city of Boston unveiled a report on Wednesday detailing increasing mental health issues among city residents — particularly youth — as well as a $21 million initiative to improve services over the next five years.
“Our youth are in crisis,” said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission. “Many young people in Boston are struggling with their mental health and wellbeing. … An increasing number of high school students have considered and even planned suicide.”
From 2015 to 2021, the percentage of public high school students reporting persistent sadness increased from 26% to almost 44%,…
A former chief medical officer of health for New Brunswick died on Friday in Fredericton.
According to an obituary posted on McAdam’s Funeral Home, Dr. Eilish Cleary died of ovarian cancer at age 60. Cleary, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, served as the chief medical officer in New Brunswick for eight years.
Cleary’s obituary states she became the youngest doctor in Ireland at the age of 22 and moved to Canada in 1998. She worked in Manitoba before moving to New Brunswick.
Cleary was dismissed from her position as chief medical officer in 2015, which shocked and angered many…
Participants from a regional training at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi, the first Learning Hub in Kenya established by UNICEF in collaboration with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Laerdal Global Health. Photo provided by UNICEF/Gohar, courtesy of Church News.© All rights reserved.
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Low-quality healthcare has meant that parts of Africa have newborn mortality rates that are among the world’s highest.
But UNICEF and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe every child deserves a…
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For 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You can also reach a trained crisis counselor through the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
SMITHVILLE – When the COVID-19 pandemic first shut down the Smithville Public Library, it was as if a vital community artery had been severed.
“We did see a lot of anxiety when people felt cut off…
Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has revealed that she is receiving a preventative course of chemotherapy for an unspecified type of cancer.
In a video statement issued on Friday, Catherine said that when she underwent major abdominal surgery in January, “it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous” but that “tests after the operation found cancer had already been present.”
She said doctors recommended that she do a course of preventative chemotherapy and that she is now in the early stages of that treatment.
Here are some explanations of terms she used and what we know about her diagnosis:
What…
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s taken a little bit, but most reservoirs across Utah are looking healthy as they reached nearly-full water levels after years of drought conditions.
As of Thursday, over half of the state’s reservoirs were over 85 percent full, with only three (Gunnison, Smith and Morehouse, Yuba) under the 60 percent mark.
When all of Utah’s reservoirs are combined, they are at 84% full, which is a 32% increase over the same time in 2023 and 21% over the median.
The following reservoirs are at full or near-full capacity:
Big Sand Wash – 99.4%
Deer Creek –…
Mental health issues among teens have been rising for more than a decade, and some experts wonder how much social media use is to blame. If you’re a parent questioning if—and how—you should monitor the way your teenager uses social media, you’re not alone.
In the spring of 2023, United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, released an advisory called Social Media and Youth Mental Health, in which he says there is growing evidence that social media is causing harm to young people’s mental health. Soon after, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued its own health advisory.
The issue…
If you head to Insure.com to review your health plan options, you’ll find Kaiser Permanente listed as the top health insurer in the nation.
Insure.com recently rated us at the top of its Best Health Insurance Companies of 2024 list. We also earned the top rating for affordability, customer satisfaction, and trustworthiness.
Second year in a row
Insure.com reviewed more than 70 health insurance companies in the US
It used industry data to put together its list. It also used a survey of consumers — a mix of people with health insurance and people looking to buy health insurance.
The…