U.S. Women Veterans of the Vietnam-Era: Health Links Found Decades Later
Contact: Brian Smith, PhD For Release: Immediately Vietnam-era women veterans, now mostly in their 60s, face poorer health-related quality of…
Read MoreExpecting Lots of Racist Treatment May Endanger Health For African Americans
Contact: Tené Lewis, PhD For Release: Immediately A consistent link has been found between African Americans’ reported experiences of racism…
Read MoreFrontier Research Explores Links Between Emotions, Relationships, Health and Illness
Contact: Bert Uchino, PhD For Release: Immediately It’s now widely understood that emotions can affect health—think of the hostile, frustrated…
Read MoreCaution: Long Bouts of Fretful Ruminating May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Contact: Jeffrey Birk, PhD For Release: Immediately A brief unpleasant encounter with your boss could trigger a morning of angry…
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Summer 2019 President’s Message
The Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine has been my professional home for more than 20 years. It is where…
Read MoreChanges in Romantic Partners’ Feelings Over Time May Affect Health – and Even Lifespan
Contact: Sarah C.E. Stanton, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Having a partner who you feel understands, cares about and truly appreciates…
Read MoreLoneliness at 70-plus — Some Surprising Links To Lifespan
Contact: Páraic O’Súilleabháin For Release: Immediately Loneliness can be lethal: It has the same impact on longevity as smoking 15…
Read MoreWhen Serious Illness Strikes: Effective Ways To Ease Anxiety
Contact: Christopher Celano, MD For Release: Immediately It’s understandable that serious medical problems and anxiety often go hand-in-hand. Now there’s…
Read MoreMega-Anxiety About Health: A Common—And Now Treatable—Condition
Contact: Timothy Scarella, MD For Release: Immediately A winter cough lasting a few days easily could signal lung cancer, a…
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