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Children's mental health ER visits on the rise - experts point to broken system

Children’s mental health ER visits on the rise – experts point to broken system

Getty Images Multiple emergency room visits for children in mental health crisis are on the rise, according to a new study. Experts say a faulty system is to blame. The study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics in December, looked at more than 200,000 patients ages 3 to 17 who visited the emergency room with …

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Healthcare disruptions rise due to ransomware attacks, though reporting gaps limit information

Healthcare disruptions rise due to ransomware attacks, though reporting gaps limit information

An Air Force registered nurse records patient information in Brockton, Mass., Feb. 17, 2022. (Army) Ransomware attacks against healthcare delivery organizations doubled between 2016 and 2021, from 43 reported attacks to 91. However, these numbers and impacts are likely to be underestimated due to limited data caused by underreporting, according to a new study published …

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'Tell someone': Farmers' confidence shaken as costs rise

‘Tell someone’: Farmers’ confidence shaken as costs rise

A storm is looming on the horizon for farmers as they battle a host of rising costs. Picture/file Rising fuel and fertilizer costs and debt service levels have shaken rural confidence and sparked fears over mental well-being, with farmers facing hard times told to “talk to someone “. Industry representatives say farmers are tightening their …

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As Virus Cases Rise, 10 Immune Boosting Foods To Eat This Winter - Eat This, Not That

As Virus Cases Rise, 10 Immune Boosting Foods To Eat This Winter – Eat This, Not That

With the COVID-19 pandemic still very much in force – and now exacerbated into a tripledemic (more like a multidemic) alongside RSV, influenza, Strep A and a number of other microbial threats – Americans are naturally interested in steps to strengthen the physiological firewalls of their immune system to ward off this evolving menagerie of …

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As virus cases rise, 10 immune-boosting foods to eat this winter

As virus cases rise, 10 immune-boosting foods to eat this winter

With the COVID-19 pandemic still very much in force – and now exacerbated into a tripledemic (more like a multidemic) alongside RSV, influenza, Strep A and a number of other microbial threats – Americans are naturally interested in steps to strengthen the physiological firewalls of their immune system to ward off this evolving menagerie of …

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Mental health-related ED visits and visits on the rise among children, study finds |  CNN

Mental health-related ED visits and visits on the rise among children, study finds | CNN

CNN — ER visits and children’s hospital visits that are linked to mental health are “increasing rapidly”, according to a new study. Between 2015 and 2020, mental health visits to pediatric emergency departments increased by 8% per year, with about 13% of those patients revisiting within six months, according to the study published Tuesday in …

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COVID-19 cases rise in Beijing after China eases virus rules |  Radio-Canada News

COVID-19 cases rise in Beijing after China eases virus rules | Radio-Canada News

Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures on Friday evening as workers in full protective gear carried out the coffins one by one. When an employee with a clipboard shouted the dead man’s name, a relative rushed to the coffin to …

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