Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chicago migrant shelter reports measles outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent a team to Chicago to help contain an outbreak of measles that has sickened four.
Mar 13, 2024
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News tagged with school
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Typhoid fever surveillance study in sub-Saharan Africa shows need for typhoid conjugate vaccines in endemic countries
There is a high burden of typhoid fever in sub-Saharan African countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health. This high burden combined with the threat of typhoid strains resistant to antibiotic ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Medical economics
Increases in suicide rate linked to 'shocks' in the economy
A study by the University of Southampton has shown a link between unexpected economic performance and a rise in the suicide rate.
Mar 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How quickly could measles outbreak spread? Here's what 'worst-case scenario' looks like
How quickly could measles actually spread in South Florida?
Mar 11, 2024
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Other
Penn medical students learn how to respond to bear attacks, avalanches, and dirty bombs
The nine victims were scattered across an area half the size of a football field, their bodies hurled by the force from an explosive device.
Mar 11, 2024
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Health
How a friend's death turned Colorado teens into anti-overdose activists
Gavinn McKinney loved Nike shoes, fireworks and sushi. He was studying Potawatomi, one of the languages of his Native American heritage. He loved holding his niece and smelling her baby smell. On his 15th birthday, the Durango, ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Health
Study quantifies dramatic rise in school shootings and related fatalities since 1970
The incidence of school shootings more than quadrupled over the past 53 years, according to a new study analyzing data from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS). To curtail the trend and help prevent future ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Health
Perspectives of youth, parents and teachers on menstruation, endometriosis and menstrual health education
Western Sydney University has released an insightful new report into young people's experiences, knowledge, and preferences regarding menstruation and menstrual health education, finding 78% of students surveyed through the ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Health
Air pollution linked to increased risk for childhood asthma
Early-life air pollution is associated with an increased risk for asthma in childhood, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 5, 2024
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Pediatrics
Past 25 years saw increase in number of school shootings in America
In the past 25 years, there has been an increase in the number of school shootings in the United States, but no increase in the number of school mass shootings, according to a study published online March 4 in Pediatrics.
Mar 5, 2024
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