Category Archives: Health News

Weekly Roundup for AUGUST 28, 2020: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health

Suicide Risk and Mood Disorders in Women in the Postpartum Period: a Longitudinal Study. de Avila Quevedo L, Scholl CC, de Matos MB, da Silva RA, da Cunha Coelho FM, Pinheiro KAT, Pinheiro RT.  Psychiatr Q. 2020 Aug 18. The odds of postpartum suicide risk were 6.50 (95% CI: 2.73; 15.48) higher in mothers with… Read More: Weekly Roundup for AUGUST 28, 2020: Recent Publications in Women’s… »

Data Well-Being: A Pillar of Health Citizenship for US Consumers

In the COVID-19 era, most U.S. consumers believe they have an obligation to share personal health information to stop the spread of the coronavirus. However, only 44% would be willing to share their personal data with a national database, a MITRE study learned. Only one-third of Americans would be willing to share their temperature, 29% their… Read More: Data Well-Being: A Pillar of Health Citizenship for US Consumers »

‘Black Panther’ Star Boseman Dies of Cancer at 43

August 29, 2020 — Chadwick Boseman, the star of the 2018 Marvel Comics megahit Black Panther, died of colon cancer Friday. Boseman, first diagnosed 4 years ago, had kept his diagnosis a secret. He filmed his recent movies ”during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy,” according to a statement issued on his Twitter account. When the… Read More: ‘Black Panther’ Star Boseman Dies of Cancer at 43 »