In the past five years , planned home births in Finland have quadrupled in five years .

Policymakers want all births to take place in hospitals, and this is unlikely to change.

Home births are not covered by the public healthcare system.

Families must cover all expenses themselves, which range from 3,000 to 4,000 euros.

A new report suggests potential updates to U.S. dietary guidelines should encourage people to eat more plant-based protein sources.

The Mediterranean diet is known to be the healthiest, with multiple servings of fruits and vegetables daily, alongside whole grains, legumes, nuts, olive oil and seafood.

The recommendations are based on a review of published studies on long-term links between diet and health outcomes.

England is one the countries with the biggest rise, averaging a 3.6% increase per year.

Poor diet and obesity may be among the risk factors involved, researchers say.

Of the 44,100 new cases every year in the UK , about 2,600 were in 25-49-year-olds .

The Yucatán government launched an app called MeMind to monitor suicide risk.

The app embeds an AI diagnostic tool in its surveys to estimate suicide risk using AI .

In September , the government said the app had contributed to a 9% reduction in the suicide rate statewide.

In recent years , the use of AI has bloomed in the treatment of mental illness globally.

In 2023 , 341 people in the state of Yucatán took their own lives.

In the past two years , MeMind has deemed 10,000 users at risk of suicide.

The app can only track users if they log in and complete check-ins.

The most useful aspect of the app is its ability to discern dishonest answers.

Nearly 1 in 4 women have experienced domestic violence, according to the CDC .

Studies estimate that up to 90% of those women have had at least one traumatic brain injury.

TBI among domestic violence victims is often overlooked and misdiagnosed, experts say.

A 2021 study found that many never receive medical treatment for TBI .

At WVU ’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute , doctors work with the ER and local domestic violence centers to improve screening.

Victims may not realize it until they can’t work because of light or noise sensitivity or problems speaking.

The specialized program treats domestic violence patients as VIPS, giving them priority access to treatments like float therapy.

Researchers from the University of Essex surveyed 360 women about their sexual experiences.

Results revealed that women who climax more frequently have higher levels of a sense known as 'interoception' This is is the ability to sense and interpret signals from inside your own body, such as your heart rate, breathing, hunger, and pain.

High levels of interoception were linked to how satisfying orgasms were.

Creditors approve proposed $ 32.5B deal with tobacco giants today : lawyer.

The proposed deal includes $24 billion for provinces and territories, $4 billion for Quebec smokers and their heirs.

It also includes more than $1 billion for a foundation to help those affected by tobacco-related diseases.

Before the plan can be implemented, it must obtain the approval of the court.

U.N. drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar , but instability may trigger a rise.

Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 says area where opium is cultivated fell by 4% to 45,200 hectares ( 111,700 acres ) Opium, the base from which morphine and heroin are produced, is harvested from poppy flowers.

Myanmar registered growth in cultivation and production from 2021 through 2023 .

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review ( ICER ) said five of the 10 drugs that contributed the most to a rise in U.S. medical spending in 2023 were not supported by clinical evidence.

Gilead 's HIV drug Biktarvy , Novartis ' heart drug Entresto, Exelixis' cancer therapy Cabometyx and Pfizer 's rheumatoid arthritis drug Xeljanz were the other four drugs.

15,343 people received help to die last year represented a 15.8 per cent increase from 2022 .

That’s about half the average annual growth rate of 31 per cent from 2019 to 2022.

Quebec had the highest number of cases at 5,601 , or 36.5 per cent of the total number of people getting MAID.

Cancer was the most frequently cited medical condition, at 64 per cent .