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The same patient, identified and re-consented for the third or fourth time across separate studies, is not an edge case. It is how clinical research is currently structured, and the inefficiency is measurable: every redundant records request, re-registration, and repeat consent conversation adds cost to the sponsor and time to a patient already managing a demanding diagnosis. The case building around patient-owned health data argues that the architecture itself is the problem, not the execution. The traditional model treats each protocol as a discrete relationship. A trial opens, participants are found, data flows inward, and the relationship ends. But sponsors rarely stop needing evidence from the same populations once a study closes. Observational work, real-world outcomes, label extensions, and post-market commitments all draw on the same patient groups, rebuilt from scratch each time. What the patient-owned model proposes instead is a single consented relationship that persists across those activities, turning what was an episodic research interaction into ongoing infrastructure.

The latest Ipsos Health Service Report 2026 highlights how public perceptions of healthcare are evolving around the world. Across 32 countries, people are increasingly focused on the quality, accessibility and future of healthcare systems, while mental health continues to gain recognition as an important component of overall wellbeing. For Thailand, the findings paint a picture of a healthcare system that is viewed positively by the public, while also reflecting broader shifts seen across Asia Pacific and globally. From mental health and healthcare access to population ageing and emerging innovations such as GLP-1 medications, the results provide valuable insight into how Thai consumers are thinking about health today and what they expect in the years ahead. Thailand ranks among the higher-performing healthcare systems globallyIpsos' Quality of Care Perception Index measures public perceptions across five dimensions: satisfaction with healthcare quality, trust in the healthcare system, access to doctors, access to pharmacies and perceptions of equitable care.

How losing my father and surviving illness led me to mental health advocacy This World Mental Health Day (10 October), the theme is "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change." It recognizes that people who have lived through hard moments hold knowledge that no manual can replace. For some Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff, that knowledge becomes a calling. For Serah Kalumbilo, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer at the Zambia Red Cross Society , it began in Lusaka, Zambia, in February 2021, barely two months after she joined the Red Cross. Her experience of illness and loss became the reason she started training others in Psychological First Aid. This is her story. My journey from survivor to mental health advocate Barely two months after joining the Zambia Red Cross Society, my life changed in a way I never imagined. I became seriously ill with COVID-19 and spent more than 30 days in isolation. What began as an illness soon became one of the most difficult experiences of my life. Isolation meant being physically separated from the people I loved and depended on. There were moments of fear, uncertainty and loneliness, not knowing what the next day

An update from Ramsay Health Care ( (AU:RHC) ) is now available. Challenger Limited, an Australian financial services group, has filed a notice with the ASX indicating it has ceased to be a substantial shareholder in Ramsay Health Care. The change reflects a reduction in Challenger’s voting interest below the substantial holding threshold, altering the composition of Ramsay’s institutional investor base and potentially signaling a reallocation of capital by Challenger. The notice, lodged by Challenger’s company secretary, formally records the cessation of substantial holder status and covers Challenger and its associated entities. While specific transaction details were not disclosed in the text provided, the move underscores ongoing shifts in share ownership that may influence Ramsay’s market dynamics and governance landscape. The most recent analyst rating on (AU:RHC) stock is a Hold with a A$49.39 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Ramsay Health Care stock, see the AU:RHC Stock Forecast page.

Edmonton Oilers left winger Zach Hyman meets with the media and discusses his health as he recovers from an upper-body injury, and the team’s success early on in the season with their new coaching staff led by Mike Babcock.

Vancouver Liberals mayoral candidate Kareem Allam is asking Vancouverites to vote no on Oct. 17 when asked if they want to convert the old St. Paul’s Hospital into an involuntary care facility. The plebiscite, which will appear on the municipal election ballot, will centre on whether the city should ask the province to “convert portions of the old St. Paul’s Hospital, or another similar site, into a secure medical facility that provides acute voluntary and 100-plus involuntary care beds for individuals posing a serious risk to themselves or others due to severe substance use and mental health disorders.”

As armed conflicts proliferate around the globe, World Mental Health Day is a reminder that the psychological toll stemming from hostilities result in mental health harms that have lasting effects on people’s lives. Insecurity, trauma, anxiety, and confusion are the norm for many who have endured armed conflict. Access to services is frequently inadequate—even though over a fifth of conflict-affected populations are estimated to experience mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress, depression or anxiety. For people, including children, with intellectual disabilities, these harms can be compounded by social, attitudinal, and environmental barriers, which interact with their disability and can heighten their exposure to violence and exclusion. The father of a boy with an intellectual disability in Syria, described in 2020 the effects that the war there had had on his son. The boy, who was 13 at the time, had become increasingly withdrawn and isolated. “He sits alone, doesn’t want to interact with any other kids,” said his father, who also described the psychological distress affecting his other children. “You can see the fear in their eyes.

Older people could be monitored safely in their own homes without the need for intrusive cameras or wearable devices thanks to new research by Nottingham Trent University (NTU). A study, in collaboration with Integrated System Technologies Ltd, has led to the development of a low-cost monitoring system that combines radar, heat sensors and smart plugs to track daily routines while protecting privacy.

Member of Provincial Parliament for Niagara West Sam Oosterhoff (left) visited Brock to congratulate the Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre (SWAC) team on new provincial funding to support mental health services. From left are Oosterhoff; Associate Vice-President, Students Brad Clarke; Executive Director, Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Bill Helmeczi; Manager, Health and Clinical Operations Kerri Nagy; Vice-President, External Alexandra Lawson; and Project Manager, Special Programs Renata Faber. Drawing on feedback from the Brock community, the Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre (SWAC) is refreshing the delivery of mental health services to provide more personalized support.

By Marianne Russ Sharp(SACRAMENTO) The UC Davis MIND Institute’s popular Distinguished Lecturer Series kicks off this month with a symposium focused on mental health and other challenges commonly experienced in people with autism and other developmental disabilities. The free event, which is open to the public, takes place Oct. 14 from 4 to 6:15 p.m. in the MIND Institute auditorium in Sacramento. It will feature a keynote address on mental health and a panel discussion about anxiety, feeding problems and gastrointestinal issues.

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Eighteen months ago, in an off-the-cuff remark during a discussion on disability benefit cuts, Wes Streeting said mental health conditions were being “overdiagnosed”, riding headlong into another culture war. He later apologised for the comment, but at the time it seemed the then health secretary had endorsed a populist view that ordinary stresses and disappointments had become too often medicalised, resulting in a surge of bogus clinical diagnoses and creating a “snowflake generation” of fragile, avoidant and workshy young people. Prof Peter Fonagy’s mammoth review of mental health conditions, autism and ADHD in England, commissioned by Streeting nine months ago, has no truck with the snowflake generation caricature: the steep rise in the prevalence of mental health problems such as anxiety and depression is real, he says, and so is the distress and difficulties they can cause. double quotation markI am in awe of their courage. Young people are contending with more powerful forces than I ever faced

Monet Davies from the forests to the glaciers, into my lungs by Johnathan S. Green If there is one thing that Climates of Health: The Weather Inside Us invokes, it is our oneness with the environment. With contributing artists from Canada, Japan, and the United States, this exhibit at the FAB Gallery makes us reflect on how all of us experience this “interprobleminary” life in different ways, yet the worsening climate crisis impacts every one of us. We are called to confront the ways in which we are interlinked with climate change, from the consumerism that fuels it to the vulnerable communities and immunocompromised individuals who suffer most from it.  In artist Yoomi Nam’s work, “Unfolding” and “Keeping,” we are disoriented by the familiar. I was confused by the prints of “Unfolding,” which stretched up the wall with overlapping shadows of shapes that reminded me of something I could not quite place my finger on. The same went for “Keeping,” the smooth, sage green porcelain pieces positioned firmly in the centre of the room.