Homicide a leading cause of death for kids, teens
Homicide has become a leading killer of children, with guns being the most common weapon used in their deaths, a new study shows.
Dec 19, 2022
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Homicide has become a leading killer of children, with guns being the most common weapon used in their deaths, a new study shows.
Dec 19, 2022
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Worries about what emergency care might cost them have kept some older adults from seeking medical attention even when they felt they might need it, a new study shows.
Dec 16, 2022
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Tim Buck knows by heart how many people died from drug overdoses in his North Carolina county last year: 10. The year before it was 12—an all-time high.
Dec 15, 2022
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A survey of 1,183 physicians in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Maranhão shows that the various uses of telemedicine, which turned out to be a significant alternative during the public health crisis caused by COVID-19, ...
Dec 14, 2022
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For years, American cities and towns have struggled with how to address those living on their streets who suffer from mental illness but refuse treatment. New York City Mayor Eric Adams' controversial new plan to make it ...
Dec 9, 2022
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A national hotline that people can call in a mental health emergency went down for a day before it was restored late Thursday.
Dec 2, 2022
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The 2022 World AIDS Day theme is Equalize. The reason for this focus is that HIV reflects economic and social inequity. People with low socio-economic status are worst affected by the epidemic. Also, the worst impacts of ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Queenslanders are incapable of assessing their own intoxication levels, especially when their blood alcohol level is high, according to research co-led by The University of Queensland.
Dec 1, 2022
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Volunteer so-called SMS lifesavers in Sweden, who are alerted to cardiac arrests nearby using a mobile app, perform a large part of life-saving efforts before the ambulance, police or emergency services arrive, regardless ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Shift work means businesses and organizations can be productive for 24-hours a day. It was initially adopted to protect camps or cities against predators, enemies or disasters.
Nov 29, 2022
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