Implementation of suicide care in primary care cuts rate of suicide attempts
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HealthDay News
Sep 30, 2024
A population-based suicide care program also yields an increase in the rates of safety planning compared with usual care.
County-level factors associated with risk for suicide
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HealthDay News
Sep 12, 2024
US counties with higher levels of health insurance and broadband coverage have lower suicide rates.
Suicide risk higher for cancer patients not proceeding with recommended surgery
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Haymarket Media
Sep 04, 2024
No associations were seen for radiotherapy, chemotherapy and excess suicide.
Red flag laws prevent suicides
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
One life was saved for every 17 extreme risk protection orders to remove guns from people at risk for harming themselves or others.
Semaglutide-linked suicidal ideation ID’d in disproportionality analysis
Aug 21, 2024
Significant disproportionality was detected for semaglutide-associated suicidal ideation as an adverse drug reaction.
Suicide attempt, death up for spouses of patients with cancer
Aug 20, 2024
Increased risks for suicide attempts and suicide deaths were higher during the first year after cancer diagnosis.
COVID-19 continues to affect leading causes of death in US: CDC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic radically altered the rankings of the leading causes of death in the United States in 2020, and although COVID ranks lower on the list of causes in 2023, its effects continue to be...
Risk for psychiatric disorder, suicide attempt increased after CVD hospitalization
Aug 01, 2024
The risk for any psychiatric disorders and suicide attempt increased among patients with cardiovascular disease, especially within one year after CVD.
Two years later, 988 crisis line has answered 10 million requests
Jul 17, 2024
Statistics show the 988 line is needed: A 2022 national survey found that over 12 million adults had seriously considered suicide in the previous year. And almost 1.2 million of 988 calls were answered...
Suicidal ideation, behaviors not increased with GLP-1 RAs for seniors with T2D
Jul 16, 2024
No significant increase was seen with the use of GLP-1 RAs versus SGLT2is or DPP4is among older Medicare beneficiaries.