Health
Gun deaths among children and teens have soared—but there are ways to reverse the trend
Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens following a huge decadelong rise.
Oct 16, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is climate change increasing substance abuse?
We knew that climate change and its effects—natural disasters, pandemics, pollution—are negatively impacting mental and physical health around the world. Now a new study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Health workers primed to fight breast cancer in Malawi
Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country's first dedicated training program for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the disease.
Sep 13, 2023
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Pediatrics
'All we want is revenge': How social media fuels gun violence among teens
Juan Campos has been working to save at-risk teens from gun violence for 16 years.
Aug 30, 2023
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Medications
Pharmacy closures found to be impacting medically underserved communities
Pharmacies have long been considered a cornerstone of community health care, but they're closing in record numbers across the country. A new study led by researchers at the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Encouraging Latinx youth to embrace ethnic pride can enhance their well-being
Encouraging Latinx adolescents of Mexican origin to embrace their ethnic pride, cultural values, and connections to their cultural community contributes to positive development and better adjustment during adolescence, a ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Medical economics
Concerns remain as COVID-19 pandemic weighs on Hispanic people in US
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Hispanic population faced disproportionately high case numbers. As the coronavirus crisis enters its fourth year, and with some federal resources set to expire soon, concerns remain ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Health
Young people in Africa should have a say in decisions that affect their health: Seven ways to include them
Most of Africa's population—70%—is under 30 years old. In 2017 there were 628 million young people under 25 on the continent. This figure is predicted to reach 945 million by 2050.
Mar 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Experts call attention to unsupervised youth gun access in Colorado
Public health experts at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus released a new research letter today in JAMA Pediatrics that examines how quickly Colorado's children and teenagers can access a loaded gun and call ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds that trust in cancer information declined among Black Americans during the pandemic
Trust in information given out by the government on cancer fell sharply among the Black population—by almost half—during the COVID-19 pandemic, findings of a national U.S. study have shown.
Mar 16, 2023
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