“The scientific data is no different than the clinical and anecdotal data that we’re hearing from our health care providers,” Marques says. — For instance: 71 percent of the responders showed a really significant level of stress, 50 percent had depression, 45 percent had anxiety, and 34 percent suffered from insomnia. “When our brain gets used to this level of depression, anxiety and stress, it gets in the way of us being able…

Menstrual Health is firmly on the global agenda today. — Menstrual Health was not on the agenda of the International Conference on the Population and Development or the Millennium Declaration. Nor it is explicitly stated in the Sustainable Development Goals targets for goals 3 (health), 5 (gender equality) or 6 (water and sanitation). However, it has been placed on the…

held meetings with the Nigerian authorities from June 6–10, 2022, to discuss recent economic and financial developments — Real GDP growth is broadening to all sectors except oil, but inflation remains elevated; The economic outlook is challenging with high food prices raising food security concerns. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Jesmin Rahman held meetings with the Nigerian authorities from June 6–10, 2022, to discuss…

Insurance makes seeking mental health care more affordable for those who have it, but workers often have access to an additional form of help at no cost: employee assistance programs. — The Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 requires that health insurers provide the same coverage for mental health treatment as they do physical health care. While a variety of factors, including a shortage of mental health professionals in some parts of the U.S., have made the goals of the…

Here, we look towards COP27 and what’s at stake for the climate in 2022. The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) revealed that the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) is still on “life support,” and leaves roughly 3.6 billion people worldwide dangerously exposed and vulnerable to climate impacts — with things set…

Restaurant menus across the West Coast of Canada will soon see an influx of squid and sardine dishes, while the popular sockeye salmon makes a slow exit. As it turns out, climate change may have something to do with this. — Restaurants update their menus all the time and this often goes unnoticed by diners. These changes are driven by culinary trends, consumer preferences and many environmental and socio-economic factors that affect the availability of the ingredients. …

They have reached out to the Centers for Disease Control in the U.S. and the World Health Organization to help diagnose the cases. As of today, they report with confidence that there have been at least 50 confirmed cases, with up to a 120 more candidates. Twenty people have died…

Common Connect is a new innovative digital platform by TheStartup.com providing an easy-to-use guided path that helps entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs at all stages of their journey connect with a community of peers, mentors, investors and service providers to design, build and run their businesses virtually. — At TheStartup.com and on Common Purpose programmes we are seeing more and more new ventures that are motivated by driving a positive impact on our society and planet. …

Maximizing potential of traditional medicines through modern science and technology The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of India today signed an agreement to establish the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. …