Healthy Living Healthy Living - April 14th
Apr 14, 2024
Dr Ross Walker and Ned Green discuss community tragedies, mental health support, effects of disinfectants on bacteria, life-prolonging benefits of drugs, pig transplants, anti-inflammatory drugs, and innovative cancer therapies. They explore health advice, vaccine breakthroughs, ovarian cancer treatment challenges, and cutting-edge research on cancer immunotherapy using dendritic cells.
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How To Support Children After Trauma
- Reassure children that they are safe and limit their exposure to distressing images after a mass-violence event.
- Reach out to family, GPs or trusted community figures and use helplines if distress persists.
Psychosis Plus Drugs Raises Risk
- Serious mental illness with psychosis raises violence risk slightly, but combining it with substance use greatly increases danger.
- Many attackers are socially isolated, intermittently engaged with services, and may show few obvious prewarnings.
Act Early If Someone Seems At Risk
- If you worry about someone’s mental health, proactively engage them with empathy and practical help from GPs or mental health services.
- Use helplines, psychologists or community leaders when professional or spiritual support is needed.