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Sports Coaches Recruited to Help Stop Dating Violence

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — So-called “locker-room talk” among boys can actually be used to promote respect toward girls, a new study reports. Teenage boys are less likely to be abusive or sexually violent in a relationship after they’ve taken part in Coaching Boys Into Men, a prevention… Read More: Sports Coaches Recruited to Help Stop Dating Violence »

Menopausal Symptoms More Common in Women with History of Intimate Partner Violence

While we have identified various sociodemographic variables as factors which modulate vulnerability to menopausal symptoms, no studies (to my knowledge) have looked at how a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) or other traumatic exposures may affect susceptibility to menopausal symptoms.   A recent study looked at menopausal symptoms in 2,016 women (40 to 80… Read More: Menopausal Symptoms More Common in Women with History of Intimate… »

Readers And Tweeters Demand Action On Gun Violence, Mental Health Care Options – Kaiser Health News

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Behind The Bloodshed In 2018 alone, there have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States (“Gun Control Vs. Mental Health Care: Debate After Mass Shootings Obscures Murky… Read More: Readers And Tweeters Demand Action On Gun Violence, Mental Health… »

Physicians should never leave the lane of gun violence

Anyone following the debate around gun regulation knows it is a hotly charged issue. On November 7th, doctors got dragged front and center after the NRA issued the statement: “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane. Half of the articles in Annals of Internal Medicine are pushing for gun control. Most upsetting,… Read More: Physicians should never leave the lane of gun violence »