1. The Enhanced Focused Concentration and Attention Learning (FOCAL+) training program, compared to the FOCAL control program, reduced the number of long stares and lane position deviations in adolescent drivers with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD). 2. Under real-world driving conditions monitored for one year, FOCAL+ program participants had lower rates of long stares …
3 hours ago Job : December 6, 2022 8:09 p.m. Updated: December 6, 2022 8:56 p.m. MADISON, Wis. — Teens aren’t always happy to talk about their issues, but new state data offers insight into the mental health issues they face on a daily basis, making it clear they need help . On Tuesday, officials …
To reach a suicide prevention hotline, call the new three-digit hotline 988 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Suicide Prevention Services can also be reached at 888-568-1112 or 800-273-TALK (8255). More than a third of middle school students in Piscataquis and Somerset counties reported feelings of sadness and hopelessness in 2021, exceeding the state average, according to data …
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California is now reporting very high flu levels, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as respiratory illnesses continue to rise nationwide. The CDC uses five aggregate levels, from minimal to very high, to measure influenza-like illnesses in the United States and its territories. On Friday, the agency’s color-coded map showed California …
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Data shows that despite declining visitation rates at federally licensed health centers, patients with diagnoses of psychological disorders during COVID-19 fared well when telemedicine was available. The availability of telehealth at federally licensed health centers was associated with better care engagement for Medicaid enrollees who had a mental health diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite …
Deaths from drug addiction, particularly alcohol and opioids, rose sharply among older Americans in 2020, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, as shutdowns disrupted routines and isolation and fear has spread, federal health researchers reported Wednesday. Alcohol and opioid-related deaths remained much less common among older people than among middle-aged and younger people, and …
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