France's Macron announces bill for assisted dying
French President Emmanuel Macron will present a bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview published by French media on Sunday.
Mar 11, 2024
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What families need to know about how to safely store firearms at home
For the past few years, guns have been identified as the leading cause of death for children in the United States.
Mar 8, 2024
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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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MAID and mental health: Does ending the suffering of mental illness mean supporting death or supporting better lives?
Recent headlines have highlighted debates among federal parties over the proposal to extend Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to people suffering solely with mental illness.
Mar 5, 2024
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The health and economic impact of youth violence in the US reached $122 billion in 2020
In 2020, the cost of youth violence in the United States was approximately $122 billion, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Mar 4, 2024
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Firearm access and gun violence exposure found to be common in Black and native communities
A New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center study is the first to provide nationally representative data on gun use, storage and violence within Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) families.
Mar 4, 2024
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Black women in US murdered six times more often than white women between 1999 and 2020, finds state-level analysis
Black women in the U.S. were, on average, six times more likely to be murdered than their white peers over the past 20 years, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.
Feb 8, 2024
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'I want to rest in peace': Ecuador decriminalizes euthanasia
Ecuador decriminalized euthanasia on Wednesday, becoming the second Latin American country to allow the procedure, in response to a lawsuit brought by a terminally ill patient.
Feb 8, 2024
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Halo effect: Do attractive people really look less guilty? How the evidence is changing
You might think attractive people get preferential treatment in life—and research suggests you'd be right. Some psychologists have shown this can even help people get a lighter prison sentence. More recently, however, our ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Economic burden of youth violence reached $122 billion in 2020
The economic burden of youth violence reached $122 billion in 2020 and was dominated by homicides, according to a research letter published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Pediatrics.
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