Health
Maine legalizes assisted suicide
(HealthDay)—Maine has become the eighth state to legalize medically assisted suicide.
Jun 15, 2019
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News tagged with state laws
Medications
State laws about prescribing may limit access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
State laws in the US that require medical doctors (MDs) to determine which medications a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) can prescribe, and under what conditions, may limit the number of patients who use ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Health
States with more gun laws have lower youth gun violence, study finds
Gun violence among children is lower in states with more gun laws, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Feb 4, 2021
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Health
Study finds significant increase in firearm assaults in states that relaxed conceal carry permit restrictions
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the average rate of assaults with firearms increased an average of 9.5% relative to forecasted trends in the first 10 years after ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Health
Growing number of state laws limit local government control over food and nutrition
In recent years, more than a dozen states have passed laws limiting local governments' ability to create food and nutrition policies and more than two dozen states previously enacted laws preventing obesity-related lawsuits ...
Nov 19, 2018
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Health
Full ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products associated with lower use
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine found that residents of jurisdictions with a comprehensive sales ban have a 30% reduced odds of using flavored tobacco relative to those living in a jurisdiction without ...
May 23, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Window to access legal abortion may close before many women know they are pregnant
More than 1 in 5 women experience irregular menstrual cycles that could keep them from learning they are pregnant until it may be too late to access an abortion under some state laws in effect or under consideration, a new ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Medical research
Regulatory hurdles make HIV research less effective, experts say
A regulatory conundrum faces researchers trying to slow the spread of HIV among minors. Sometimes those researchers need consent from parents, a requirement that can leave some of the most endangered minors out of the picture.
May 4, 2020
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State gun laws may help curb violence across state lines
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers find that strong state firearm laws are associated with fewer firearm homicides—both within the state where the laws are enacted and across state lines. Conversely, ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Webcams in nursing home rooms may deter elder abuse
Mary Ann Papp's daughter Lisa was worried about her 75-year-old mother.
Jul 25, 2019
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