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With the theme: “Shoulder to Shoulder: No Soldier is Alone,” the U.S. Army and Installation Management Command are encouraging awareness among Soldiers, their family members and civilians of the programs, training and resources available to help prevent suicide. Suicide Prevention Week is September 7-13, and World Suicide Prevention Day is September 14. The National Guard and Army Reserve will conduct a month-long observation from September 6 to October 5. “The loss of an American soldier’s life is a great tragedy and cause for concern, regardless of the cause,” said Lt. Gen. Michael Rochelle, deputy chief of staff for…
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Dr. Rahul Parikh Why are alternative medicines so popular?That’s the San Francisco pediatrician’s question Dr. Rahul Parikh reflects thoughtfully in his most recent PopRx column for the online magazine Living room.As Parikh points out, alternative medicine is a topic on which the political left and right are equally likely to throw reason out the window: If the left and the right almost never agree, neither wants the government to touch its medicine cabinet. The left has this anti-authority streak that attacks the medical community, while the right is viscerally opposed to any government regulation – in this case, the Food…
This article is part of the Lily Lines newsletter. You can register here to receive it twice a week in your inbox. It’s been a year since I last spoke about a hospital stay due to high blood pressure and chronic anxiety. Since then, I’ve tried several self-care techniques, read widely, and spent countless hours talking with friends, family, and my therapist. I’m in a better place mentally and physically, but I still have a long way to go. Don’t they all?I’m still on medication and have anxiety, but my blood pressure is under control. I have a deeper understanding…
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, weed, pot or dope, refers to the dried flowers, leaves, stems and seeds of the cannabis plant. The cannabis plant contains more than 100 compounds (or cannabinoids). These compounds include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is impairing, and cannabidiol (CBD), which does not cause impairing effects, meaning it does not cause a “high.”
The state of your mental health has a strong influence on other areas of your life.Amanda Kruger, a licensed professional counselor in private practice in Denver who specializes in burnout, says depression, anxiety, trauma and other mental health issues are on the rise in the United States. She cites a series of contributing factors, such as:Constant access to newsSocial networksLack of social and societal support to meet basic needs, including food, housing and schoolingInflation and low wagesGeneral difficulty recovering from the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemicBarriers to mental health care, such as lack of insurance, stigmaand shortage of qualified therapistsObtaining…
HHS, DOL, and IRS jointly issued FAQs on mandatory coverage of preventive health services for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV PrEP). For context, the Affordable Care Act requires group health plans and insurers to provide certain preventive services without cost sharing, including certain evidence-based elements and services in the current Services Task Force recommendations. United States Preventive Services (USPSTF). The USPSTF issued a recommendation regarding HIV PrEP in June 2019, triggering a coverage requirement for plans and insurers for plan years beginning on or after June 30, 2020. The FAQs clarify that plans and insurers must also cover items or services…
Britain is in the grip of a growing crisis. And yet very few people talk about it. Since the pandemic and the disastrous lockdowns it caused, an alarming trend has emerged among 18-30 year olds, an age group increasingly prey to idleness, despair and addiction. regard to the welfare state.Some 481,000 young people aged 16 to 24 are currently unemployed. A remarkable 280,000 young people – roughly the population of Milton Keynes – are now relying on some form of unemployment benefit, 50,000 more than before the pandemic and almost twice as many more than ten years ago.Many readers will…
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