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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Judd Apatow, who directed the movie Knocked Up , once called college the reward for surviving high school. That may be true for many. But like eating pumpkin pie while skydiving, such rewards aren’t always easy to take. Evidence suggests that college campuses across the U.S. have been embroiled in an ongoing mental health crisis for a while now. And that’s why Zac Clark, who was a contestant in ABC ’s reality TV show The Bachelorette , recently embarked on his “Keep Going” college tour that kept going from April 25 to April 30. Now these days, it may be tempting for some to blame everything mental health-related on the Covid-19 pandemic and the precautions that have been implemented. However, it’s not as if everything was peaches and creamsicles before 2020. For example, a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry found that nearly half of college-age individuals interviewed in 2001 to 2002 had had a … [Read more...] about Colleges Facing Mental Health Crisis, Here’s What The Bachelorette’s Zac Clark Is Doing About It

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Objectives and Key Results, otherwise known as OKRs was a management concept developed by Andy Grove, the Co-founder, and CEO of Intel. As one of the preeminent business thinkers of the 20th century, his idea was to demonstrate to operators how to recalibrate their organizations and develop a model that can promote continual growth. The OKR model provides a framework that defines what we are seeking to achieve while the key results provide organizations the how by emphasizing the primary goals with specific measurable actions. In this evolving business environment where concepts such as mental health are becoming more prominent in daily work culture, it should become more evident that leadership across the corporate enterprise embraces OKRs as a fundamental tool to help them navigate this uncharted territory. So, let us begin with some key questions that will help to uncover these areas to better articulate mental health … [Read more...] about Mindset Matters: The OKRs Of Mental Health And What Corporate Leaders Need To Know

There are 260,000 prisoners across 143 jails in Thailand, and around 5,000 convicts are dealing with mental health problems. Psychologists have revealed reports of anxiety and depression that is most common among prisoners sentenced for drug-related offences. A large number of offenders already suffer from mental illness before arrest while others deteriorate once they are jailed, according to the Corrections Department. Prisoners are treated by psychologists in the penitentiary if inmates have mild symptoms such as depression, anxiety and stress. However, those with severe symptoms are sent to the hospital for treatment. Most of the prisoners that are suffering are incarcerated in Bangkok and Thonburi jails. There are only 31 psychologists working across 10 of the larger prisons in Thailand. Prisons aside, the Medical Correctional Institution, Suan Prung Hospital, and state hospitals, doctors and therapists also treat offenders. SOURCE: Bangkok Post Get more from … [Read more...] about 5,000 prisoners in Thailand are suffering from mental health illness

This undated photo released by National Institute of Infectious Diseases via Kyodo News, shows a tiger mosquito. Dengue fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. (AP Photo/National Institute of Infectious Diseases via Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT LIGAO CITY — Continuous monitoring coupled with seek and destroy activities are being done by health personnel after 11 dengue cases were recorded in this city since January. Dr. Wynns Samar, city health officer, told Inquirer in a text message that the figure was recorded from January up to May 1. “The patients were six males and five females from three years old, being the youngest, and 31 years old as the oldest,” Samar said. He said the city health personnel and the barangay dengue brigade are making rounds to inspect the environment and reminding the residents to remove and dispose used tires, cans and bottles that can hold stagnant water that might become mosquito breeding sites. Misting and fumigation are also being done in villages … [Read more...] about Health execs recorded 11 dengue cases in Ligao City

Reports by MARTIN CARVALHO, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN Expressing his gratitude for the unanimous nomination by delegates as vice-president, Khairy said the voice of the Western Pacific region would be brought to the world assembly. “Thank you to all the @WHOWPRO countries for unanimously nominating Malaysia as vice-president for WHA 2022. “We will bring the voice of the Western Pacific to the world assembly especially on the principles of equity, solidarity and accountability,” he said in a statement on Twitter. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said it was indeed a great honour for Malaysia to be accorded the vice-presidency of WHA, adding that this would be the opportunity to pursue a bigger role in the global health arena. “Today, I am pleased to announce that at the 72nd WHO Regional Committee Meeting for the Western Pacific Region (WPR) in Himeji, Japan, (Health Minister) Khairy Jamaluddin has been unanimously nominated by Western Pacific … [Read more...] about Khairy named VP of next year’s World Health Assembly

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Led largely by the response to Apple’s Best Picture Oscar-winning film CODA , interest in the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities has never been higher. Interest in taking sign language classes has skyrocketed since the film debuted, and there continues to be a newfound reverence for not only this segment of the disability community but of children of deaf adults as well. As a lifelong CODA, I personally can attest CODA is as much about Ruby Rossi constantly shifting between worlds—deaf and hearing—as it is whatever heartwarming-bordering-on-inspiration-porn cliches critics and fans have said about it. The familial dynamics depicted in the movie is what resonated with me, particularly since I could understand the dialogue between Ruby and her parents without relying on the subtitles. ASL is my first language and I speak it fluently. Along those lines of amplifying hearing disabilities, Blake Cadwell’s Soundly , which … [Read more...] about Hearing Health Startup Soundly Wants To Revolutionize How People Should Treat Their Ears

The PM has been re-jigging the government coffers, saying he transferred funding for Covid-19 vaccines from the Health Ministry to the Central Fund – in case of urgent need. Prayut Chan-o-cha was addressing MPs yesterday, the last day of a 3-day debate on the 3.1-trillion-baht national budget for 2022. In particular, the PM was responding to criticism from the coalition’s Bhumjaithai Party, with a number of MPs accusing him of diverting funds from the Health Ministry. According to a Thai PBS World report, the PM says nobody, including himself, has any idea when the pandemic will end, or how much money will be needed to fight it. He says the situation calls for vaccine funding to be moved to the Central Fund, adding that with vaccine funding coming from both borrowing and the Central Fund, the money is readily available when there is an urgent need. He adds that the spending of Central Fund resources is subject to tight controls. The cuts to the Health Ministry’s budget were … [Read more...] about PM moved vaccine funds from Health Ministry to Central Fund in case of “urgent need”

Dr TedrosÊAdhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks following his re-election during the 75th World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Photo by Denis Balibouse/Reuters) - A + A GENEVA (May 24): African countries raised an objection on Tuesday to a US-led proposal to reform the International Health Regulations (IHR), a move delegates say might prevent passage at the World Health Organization's annual assembly. If Africa continues to withhold support, it could block one of the only concrete reforms expected from the meeting, fraying hopes that members will unite on reforms to strengthen the UN health agency's rules, as it seeks a central role for itself in global health policy. The IHR set out WHO members' legally binding obligations around outbreaks. The United States has proposed 13 IHR reforms which seek to authorise the deployment of expert teams to contamination … [Read more...] about Africa objects to US push to reform health rules at WHO assembly

​(File image: Vial of Covaxin) The US Food and Drug Administration which has put on hold the phase 2/ 3 clinical trials of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, in USA, has lifted the pause, according to a statement issued by Ocugen Inc, Bharat Biotech’s partner for the jab in USA and Canada. "We’re extremely pleased that we can proceed with our clinical trials for Covaxin our whole virus inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The need for delivering an additional, differentiated vaccine option, we believe, remains a priority,” Dr Shankar Musunuri, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, Ocugen Inc said. The FDA’s earlier decision, in April, to put on hold the trials was based on the US firm’s decision to voluntarily implement a temporary pause in dosing participants of the jab, following the World Health Organisation’s observations on Covaxin manufacturing plants in India. "Thank you to our clinical trial partners and site collaborators for their ongoing support. Ocugen will … [Read more...] about FDA lifts hold on Covaxin’s clinical trials in US

Several cardiologists and neurologists are questioning Democratic Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman’s health following the candidate’s May 13 stroke and what they view as insufficient explanations of his hospital care. Fetterman suffered the stroke May 13 while traveling with his wife to a rally in southeastern Pennsylvania. He immediately went to a local hospital, where doctors removed the clot in a procedure known as a thrombectomy. Doctors later implanted a defibrillator and pacemaker in Fetterman’s heart for the purpose of “address[ing] the underlying cause of his stroke, atrial fibrillation (A-fib), by regulating his heart rate and rhythm,” his campaign announced. NEW from the Fetterman campaign pic.twitter.com/rbA6I9P2zO — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 17, 2022 Fetterman, currently Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, has said that he will make a full recovery and does not expect to have his general election campaign activities limited by health … [Read more...] about Doctors Question Dem Senate Nominee’s Health After Stroke, Media Silence