Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychosis rarely linked to violent crime, study says
(HealthDay)—It's rare that people with mental illness have hallucinations and delusions before they commit violent crimes, researchers say.
Jun 12, 2015
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American Journal of Public Health
Medications
US opioid prescribing rates by congressional district
Congressional districts with the highest opioid prescribing rates are predominantly concentrated in the southeastern U.S., with other hotspots in Appalachia and the rural west, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. ...
Jul 19, 2018
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Autism spectrum disorders
Individuals with autism at substantially heightened risk for injury death
Deaths in individuals with autism increased 700 percent in the past 16 years and were three times as likely as in the general population to be caused by injuries, according to a new study by Columbia University's Mailman ...
Mar 21, 2017
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Health
Traffic fatalities decline in states with medical marijuana laws
States that enacted medical marijuana laws, on average, experienced reductions in traffic fatalities, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Overall, states that passed ...
Dec 20, 2016
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
One in four adults report having arthritis
(HealthDay)—Between 1999 and 2014, nearly one-quarter of American adults reported having arthritis, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of Public Health.
Apr 24, 2018
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Medications
Baby-boomers and millennials more afflicted by the opioid epidemic
Baby-boomers, those born between 1947 and 1964, experienced an excess risk of prescription opioid overdose death and heroin overdose death, according to latest research at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. ...
Nov 21, 2017
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Dentistry
Dental insurance doesn't guarantee people will care for their teeth
(HealthDay)—Having dental insurance doesn't mean people will actually take care of their teeth, a new study indicates.
Jan 24, 2014
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Health
Want to live longer? Stay in school, study suggests
Life expectancy in the United States has been in decline for the first time in decades, and public health officials have identified a litany of potential causes, including inaccessible health care, rising drug addiction and ...
Feb 20, 2020
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Health
Ageism reduced by education, intergenerational contact
Researchers at Cornell University have shown for the first time that it is possible to reduce ageist attitudes, prejudices and stereotypes through education and intergenerational contact.
Jun 21, 2019
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Medications
Support increases when opioid 'safe consumption sites' called 'overdose prevention sites'
"Safe consumption sites," where people can use pre-obtained drugs with medically trained personnel on hand to treat overdoses, garner higher public support when they are called "overdose prevention sites," according to a ...
Aug 8, 2018
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