Tag: Harvard University

One in 25 youth attempt suicide: U.S. study

Your Health Matters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – About one in 25 U.S. teens has attempted suicide, according to a new national study, and one in eight has thought about it. Researchers said those numbers are similar to the prevalence of lifetime suicidal thinking and attempts reported by adults – suggesting the teenage years are an especially vulnerable time. “What adults say is, the highest risk time for first starting to think about suicide is in adolescence,” said Matthew Nock, a psychologist who worked on the study at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. …

,

Most internists don’t plan to stay in primary care

Your Health Matters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Less than a quarter of new doctors finishing an internal medicine training program planned to become a primary care physician instead of a specialist, in a new study. That suggests fewer generalists will be entering the workforce, researchers said – possibly exacerbating the primary care doctor shortage in parts of the United States. “I think this was a much needed, long overdue paper, and really kind of eye-opening,” said economist and health policy researcher Amitabh Chandra from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. …

, ,

Coffee May Increase My Risk for Glaucoma, But I’m Still Drinking It

Your Health Matters

COMMENTARY | Dedicated coffee shop patrons, beware! New research from Harvard University finds drinking caffeinated coffee may increase your risk for developing glaucoma. The study, published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science on October 3, found drinking three or more cups of caffeinated coffee daily is associated with a 66-percent increased risk for developing a condition called exfoliation glaucoma.

1 2