The drug poisoning crisis in Canada is at its worst in British Columbia, with over 10,000 lives lost since 2016. A key setting for overdoses in B.C. is bathrooms, though this information has not always been readily available.
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Emergency departments in England don't seem to be set up to meet the basic care needs of frail older patients, suggest the findings of a small qualitative study published online in the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Sep 6, 2022
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Pennsylvania children living near unconventional oil and gas (UOG) developments at birth were two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with leukemia between the ages of 2 and 7 than those who did not live near this ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Adding simple statements that put vaccine side-effect risks into broader context could improve vaccine uptake, a study published today in eLife has shown.
Aug 17, 2022
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Rising cigarette prices have overtaken health concerns as the biggest motivator for people to cut down or stop smoking.
Aug 17, 2022
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On August 9, 2022, Australia's COVIDSafe app was officially decommissioned, and all its features removed. People were encouraged to uninstall the app. Reports of its closure have made international news.
Aug 12, 2022
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A national, Rutgers-led study examining the interplay between multiple forms of racism, emotional eating and physical and mental health in African Americans shows that some people who are Black engage in emotional eating ...
Aug 11, 2022
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A new systematic review published today by the scientific journal Addiction has found that globally, around one in every 400 adults (0.23% of the current general adult population) has sought help for gambling problems, either ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Cases of North Carolinians being bit by rabid foxes this summer have raised concerns about the risk of rabies and other health concerns associated with animal bites.
Jul 13, 2022
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The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening up, frustrating residents who were hoping a more than monthlong lockdown was finally easing as the number of new cases falls ...
May 10, 2022
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