Health
Study reveals the human health costs of exposure to floods
The cost of severe flooding in the United States is often tallied in economic terms, including a flood's impact on infrastructure.
Dec 18, 2023
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News tagged with accidental death
Addiction
Wearable device can detect and reverse opioid overdose
A research team at the University of Washington has developed a wearable device to detect and reverse an opioid overdose. The device, worn on the stomach like an insulin pump, senses when a person stops breathing and moving, ...
Nov 22, 2021
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Health informatics
Accidental death rates among Afghanistan/Iraq war veterans differ by time since deployment, age and gender
Accidental death is the most common type of mortality among United States military members and veterans who served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. But there is limited knowledge on whether this risk, or the type of accidental ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Addiction
Staggering increase in opioid-related deaths among people experiencing homelessness, new study finds
People experiencing homelessness account for an increasing proportion of fatal opioid-related deaths in Ontario, Canada, reaching one in six such deaths by 2021, according to new research from ICES, Western University and ...
Oct 17, 2023
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Medical research
E-health reduces patient pain, opioids in clinical study
An online "e-health" program helped more people with chronic pain reduce their opioid medications and pain intensity than a control group that had only regular treatment in a recent clinical study.
Apr 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Taking certain opioids while on commonly prescribed antidepressants may increase the risk of overdose
Taking oxycodone at the same time as certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly prescribed class of antidepressant, can increase the risk of opioid overdose, according to a study my colleagues and ...
Jul 29, 2022
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Pediatrics
Nearly 40,000 kids who lost a parent to COVID-19 need immediate support
Approximately 40,000 children in the United States may have lost a parent to COVID-19 since February 2020, according to a statistical model created by a team of researchers. The researchers anticipate that without immediate ...
Apr 5, 2021
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Addiction
Europe dodges US fentanyl crisis but for how long?
When 18-year-old Joseph bought a pill at a fun fair in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, he was convinced it was morphine.
Feb 6, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk for suicide increased in children, teens who self-harm
(HealthDay)—Children and adolescents who self-harm have an increased risk for suicide, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
Jan 9, 2020
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Health
What's the most dangerous day of the year? Watch out on these ones
Society has become increasingly preoccupied with risk. So it's unsurprising that as social scientists, we are constantly being asked to predict where harm is most likely to strike. In terms of crime and disorder—our specialty—we ...
Aug 29, 2019
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