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Released: 24-Jul-2024 6:05 PM EDT
The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Save the Children Partner to Support Grieving Children
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Save the Children are announcing a strategic partnership, designed to support grieving children throughout the United States.

Released: 24-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
L.A. County’s Unhoused Population Faces Alarming Levels of Discrimination and Violence, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Research from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Randall Kuhn and colleagues at UCLA and USC shows the health risk for people experiencing homelessness goes beyond challenges inherent to living without shelter.

Released: 23-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Lurie Children’s Hospital Receives Cook County Funding to Expand Access and Build Pediatric Mental Health Capacity
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is the recipient of close to $1 million, 26-month grant from Cook County Health’s Stronger Together: Building a More Equitable Behavioral Health System in Cook County Initiative.

Released: 22-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Bipolar disorder & alcohol: It’s not as simple as ‘self-medication’
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

People with bipolar disorder have a high risk of alcohol use issues, which have been seen as “self medication,” but a new study shows that changes in drinking predict worsening symptoms, not vice versa.

Newswise: Research News Tip Sheet: The Science of Being an Olympic Athlete
Released: 22-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Research News Tip Sheet: The Science of Being an Olympic Athlete
Johns Hopkins Medicine

What does science tell us about being an Olympic athlete? The answer depends on which Johns Hopkins Medicine scientist you ask.For interviews with the experts on these topics, contact Alexandria Carolan ([email protected]) or Vanessa Wasta ([email protected]).

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Newswise: Endangered Senegalia venosa in Ethiopia: Urgent Conservation Measures Needed for Sustainable Management and Regeneration
Released: 21-Jul-2024 1:05 AM EDT
Endangered Senegalia venosa in Ethiopia: Urgent Conservation Measures Needed for Sustainable Management and Regeneration
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research team has identified the distribution and regeneration status of the endangered Senegalia venosa in Tigray and Gonder drylands.

   
Released: 19-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Two-Day Course Teaches Hospitals and Health Systems How to Address Unprofessionalism and Unsafe Behavior
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Vanderbilt Health Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA) will host a two-day, hands-on course in Nashville to equip hospital and health system leaders with strategies and tools to address unprofessionalism and create a safe, respectful and reliable environment inside their organizations. The course, “Promoting Professionalism,” will address these challenges and more with real-world case studies, recent research and practical skills and tools attendees can implement at their own institutions.

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Released: 18-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Of ants and trees: ‘Evolutionary déjà’ in the tropical rainforest
University of Utah

University of Utah biologists discover that multiple species of Myrmelachista ants have independently evolved the same specialized relationship with understory trees of Neotropical rainforests.



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