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Using a transgender youth's chosen name rather than their birth name can help affirm their gender identity and reduce the risk of depression and suicidal behaviors.

Journal of Adolescent Health

Stress due to high demands and low control at work is associated with increased death risk in men with pre-existing cardiovascular disease or diabetes.

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

ADHD symptoms worsened in Chinese children (aged 6-15) during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

For severe cases of SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 (all caused by coronaviruses), some patients experience temporary confusion and delirium. After recovery, some patients may also experience depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Lancet Psychiatry

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People who received a flu shot did not have increased fevers, muscle aches, or other side effects compared to those that received a placebo, except for increased soreness where they were injected.

JAMA

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Engaging people in a community-based setting and in empathetic conversation focused on safety improved safe firearms storage and the understanding that most firearm fatalities are suicides.

BMJ Injury Prevention

Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to an increase in COVID-19 mortality rate.

COVID-19-related psychological distress was linked to heavier drinking in women, but not men.

Elsevier Research Selection

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If 95% of people wear masks in public, approximately 130,000 American lives could be saved from the COVID-19 pandemic over five months this fall and winter.

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More than half of COVID-19 patients may have heart muscle inflammation months after their recovery.

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