In The News: Department of Social and Behavioral Health
Bipolar disorder may be a life-altering condition but it is treatable.
The survey is being conducted by SAGE, a New York-based national organization serving LGBTQ older adults, and the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
There’s no shortcut to beat this new health risk again challenging our social mobility in the time of year-end holidays
Dr. Manoj Sharma, an expert on Social and Behavioral Health, answers queries on overcoming anxiety.
A Q&A with Dr. Manoj Sharma on the impact of social media, stress and sleep deprivation among teens.
Dr. Sharma, a Professor of Social and Behavioral Health, and global public health expert, answers queries on mental health
Gays, lesbians, and other sexual minorities are twice as likely to rely on friends rather than blood relatives during a health crisis. In one survey of working LGBTQ people, 63 percent said a friend or "chosen family" member had asked for help with health needs.
Can India look into the US government’s healthcare insurance as a case study to take its Ayushman Bharat to globally accepted delivery parameters?
Ramesh Chand, a 42-year-old chartered accountant in Delhi, woke up in the morning at 4 am with severe pain in the jaw so hard that he thought it would explode. He woke his wife and before they could do anything about it, he became unconscious. His wife called the ambulance and upon arrival at the hospital, he was declared dead. Cause: coronary heart disease.
The Huntridge Family Clinic, the largest LGBTQ+-centered medical clinic in Southern Nevada, announced its temporary closing in April after a decade because of increased staffing costs, but hopes to be able to reopen by the end of the month.
As we observe a stress awareness month in April, there is cause for concern in India’s context. Stress has reached alarming levels in India. A recent survey conducted by Cigna TTK Health Insurance found that 89% of Indians reported being stressed.
At one point or another most people experience stress which the World Health Organization defines as a state of worry or mental tension and how the body responds to that.