Pediatrics
Most sudden infant deaths involve unsafe sleep, report finds
Safe sleep practices are a matter of life and death for infants. In Cook County, on average, there is one sudden unexpected infant death a week.
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Health
What running the length of Africa does to the body
A 27-year-old British man has recently accomplished the astonishing feat of running the length of Africa. Russ Cook, from Worthing, West Sussex, set out on his 16,000km (9,940 miles) run on 22 April 2023. The journey from ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Study finds increase in suicides among Black and Latino Chicagoans
When Asst. Prof. Janelle Goodwill first arrived in Chicago in 2020, she saw several news stories about gun violence in the city. But she also realized that many researchers had not yet explored a related, concerning trend. ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Pacific nations tax unhealthy foods to tackle non-communicable disease crisis
Pacific Island governments are increasingly imposing taxes on unhealthy foods as they battle a non-communicable disease crisis, a New Zealand study shows.
Jan 31, 2024
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Medical economics
New York joins local governments in erasing billions in medical debt
New York City pledged last week to pay down $2 billion worth of residents' medical debt. In doing so, it has come around to an innovation, started in the Midwest, that's ridding millions of Americans of health care debt.
Jan 29, 2024
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Addiction
Study: About 22 adolescents died weekly from overdoses in 2022, driven by fentanyl-laced prescription pills
An average of 22 adolescents 14 to 18 years of age died in the U.S. each week in 2022 from drug overdoses, raising the death rate for this group to 5.2 per 100,000—driven by fentanyl in counterfeit pills, new research finds.
Jan 8, 2024
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Benefits of electric stoves on health and environment in Ecuador
One of the most popular strategies to increase energy efficiency and reduce pollution in homes—which are responsible for approximately 10% of greenhouse gas emissions—is the transitioning from gas to electric stoves. ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Experts address top food myths
Don't eat after 8 p.m. Wait—don't eat before noon? Have a glass of red wine; it's good for your heart! Actually, no amount of alcohol is good for your health. Nix the carbs. Nix the red meat. Nix the eggs.
Apr 3, 2023
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New study reveals undercount of Cook County opioid deaths
University of Illinois Chicago public health researchers have found that opioid deaths in Cook County have been undercounted by up to 15%.
Sep 27, 2022
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Cooking, diabetes self-management education, and intervention improve quality of life
Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have partnered with Columbus-based nonprofit Local Matters on a study that tested whether a cooking intervention that provided food—along ...
Aug 18, 2022
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