Study highlights the lasting toll of colorectal cancer on women’s sexual health

A new University of British Columbia-led study is shedding light on a long-overlooked consequence of colorectal cancer: the lasting toll it can take on women’s sexual health, even years after treatment ends. Researchers analyzed health data from more than 25,000 women in B.C. diagnosed with colorectal cancer between 1985 and 2017, comparing their experiences to … Read more

Study shows minimal lean muscle mass loss with GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP therapy for weight loss

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that patients using GLP-1 or combined GLP-1 / GIP receptor agonist therapy for weight loss experienced minimal lean muscle mass loss as they lost weight across 6 months of treatment. The study is by Dr Dinabel … Read more

Determinants of violent behaviors in individuals with severe mental illnesses: a cross-sectional study from 23 community health centers in Nanjing, China | BMC Psychiatry

DeVylder JE. Preventing schizophrenia and severe mental illness: a grand challenge for social work. Res Soc Work Pract. 2016;26(4):449–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731515622687. Article  Google Scholar  Baughman KR, Bonfine N, Dugan SE, Adams R, Gallagher M, Olds RS, Piatt E, Ritter C. Disease burden among individuals with severe mental illness in a community setting. Community Ment Health J. … Read more