PTSD costs the UK economy £40 billion a year, new research says
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New research into the economic impact of Post-traumatic stress disorder has found that average annual costs exceed £14780 per person, which at current prevalence rates equates to £40 billion.
Researchers have devised a new machine learning method to improve large-scale climate model projections and demonstrated that the new tool makes the models more accurate at both the global and regional level. This advance should provide policymakers with improved climate projections that can be used to inform policy and planning decisions.
A new research article published in the Journal of Participatory Medicine unveils how successive waves of digital technology innovation have empowered patients, fostering a more collaborative and responsive health care system. The paper, titled "From Internet to Artificial Intelligence (Al) Bots: Symbiotic Evolutions of Digital Technologies and e-Patients," explores the symbiotic evolution of digital health tools and the increasingly engaged e-patient.
Early childhood teachers face high rates of stress and job turnover. A new study from the University of Georgia found that a lack of planning time may only make things worse.