Poor access to mental health supports and cultural stigmas are holding many racialized women back from healing during the pandemic, a new study has found. The research found the majority of respondents were already struggling with mental health before COVID-19 struck and service providers now can’t keep up with the increased demand. “Just focusing […]
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Public health issues call for significant investment
In summary We cannot wait for the next pandemic or public health crisis to emerge; we still face a host of other public health issues. By David Souleles, Special to CalMatters David Souleles is the director of the COVID-19 Response Team at the University of California, Irvine, and director of […]
Significant Increase in Diabetes Prevalence Observed in China
In comparison to the United States, previous research has relayed low rates of awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in China. A recent study thus set out to describe time trends in the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes, awareness and treatment of diabetes, and risk factors associated with diabetes using […]