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Brexit, Liz Truss’s mini-budget and other “shocks” over the last 10 years have led to a serious and lasting deterioration in the UK population’s mental health, research has found. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the first and second Covid lockdowns also triggered big rises in psychological distress, as measured by the number of people with depression and anxiety. The findings come as Prof Peter Fonagy prepares to publish the report of his long-waited government-commissioned inquiry into the dramatic increases in recent years in diagnoses of mental illness, ADHD and autism. It will be published on Friday amid concern that those conditions help explain why a record 2.8 million Britons are too sick to work and almost 1 million young people aged 16 to 24 have become “Neets” – not in education, employment or training. Researchers led by Dr Annie Jeffery of University College London used data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study of 87,857 people aged 16 and older, which was collected every year between 2009 and 2024, to estimate the mental health impact of those five “systemic shocks”.

Filippo Menczer, Luddy Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, has co-authored a Nature Health paper suggesting ways to minimize the risk of AI-generated health content.(Photo by Luddy Communications) Risks associated with AI-generated health content are growing. Filippo Menczer, Luddy Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science at the Luddy School of Information, Computing, and Engineering, and three Luddy School alumni have co-authored a paper suggesting ways to minimize those risks.

Since 2018, Ipsos has been tracking perceptions of the quality of healthcare systems, the biggest health issues and the biggest public health problems. Key Research Findings:Download the report belowMental health remains the biggest health problem and is growing as a concernOn average across 32 countries one in two (48%) see mental health as one of the biggest health problems in their country ahead of cancer (40%), stress (32%) and obesity (25%). Mental health has topped our list of worries since 2023 and despite many already seeing it as a problem 19 out of the 28 countries surveyed this year and last are more likely to see it as major issue in 2026. Quality of care perceptions vary sharply around the world Malaysia tops our quality of care perceptions index with a score of 72%. While Hungary records the lowest score (28%). The quality of care perceptions index looks at people’s satisfaction with their country’s healthcare system, trust in the system, ability to access a doctor and a pharmacy, and whether the system treats all people equally.

IntroductionOral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is a multidimensional concept that encompasses an individual’s subjective perception of how oral health affects their daily functioning, psychological well-being, and social interactions [1]. The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) has emerged as one of the most widely validated and commonly used instruments to measure OHRQoL across diverse populations and clinical settings [1, 2]. Its 14 items span seven domains (functional limitation, physical pain, psychological discomfort, physical disability, psychological disability, social disability, and handicap) providing a comprehensive assessment of the burden of oral conditions on daily life [2]. Understanding the factors that influence OHRQoL is essential for identifying at-risk populations, designing targeted interventions, and evaluating the effectiveness of dental care. Previous research has identified sociodemographic and behavioral correlates of OHRQoL, including age, gender, educational attainment, socioeconomic status, dental attendance patterns, and oral hygiene practices [3,4,5].

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HealthAbout 200 people who had contact with the worker were quarantined as officials investigated the illnessWhat to know:The World Health Organization says Russian authorities have reported no confirmed plague cases in the Irkutsk region. A worker at a Siberian research institute that studies plague died Oct. 2 after developing pneumonia. Officials have not publicly confirmed what caused her death. People who had contact with the worker were monitored and quarantined. Russian officials said testing had not found plague among those contacts. The death has sparked comparisons to COVID-19 and speculation on social media, but there is no public evidence confirming a plague infection or a broader outbreak. The World Health Organization says Russian authorities have reported no plague cases in the Irkutsk region. The worker’s cause of death remains unclear. A worker at a Siberian research institute that studies plague died after developing pneumonia, prompting officials to monitor and quarantine people who had contact with her and renewing questions about a disease many associate with the Middle Ages. But Russian authorities have reported no plague cases in the region.

First responders help us through some of our worst moments, but what happens when they’re the ones needing help? A first-of-its-kind symposium was held in Hamilton Wednesday, which brought first responders together to discuss the job’s impact on mental health and ways to better support workers.