Two deaths in Boulder County, Colorado, in 2023 are the latest in the U.S. to be blamed on the powerful class of synthetic opioids called nitazenes. Most health systems cannot detect nitazenes, so the exact number of overdoses ...
Feb 15, 2024
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Children in detention and after they return to the community require better quality health care due to their ongoing, complex health needs, a new report has found.
Feb 14, 2024
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Saint Louis University's Liz Chiarello, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, recently published an article in the American Sociological Review. The article explores pharmacists' use of prescription drug monitoring programs ...
Feb 13, 2024
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In a study of women in labor in the U. S., social inequity was associated with lower use of neuraxial analgesia—an epidural or spinal pain reliever— among non-Hispanic white women and, to a greater extent, among African ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Youth who are caught stealing, using illegal drugs, or committing other moderate crimes are far less likely to reoffend when they receive therapy, life-skills training, and other rehabilitative help rather than legal punishment, ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Women using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatized and shamed when seeking support from professional services, a new study has found.
Jan 19, 2024
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A review of recent evidence reveals widespread patterns of inequitable care across pediatric specialties, including neonatal care, emergency medicine, surgery, developmental disabilities, mental health care, and palliative ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Indigenous Peoples with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs) and mental health challenges are among the most marginalized groups in the country. NDDs include things like autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...
Jan 10, 2024
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States that emphasized non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as distancing and mask wearing, fared better in curbing the spread of COVID-19, finds a forthcoming study from the Brown School at Washington University ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Imagine that you have low vision and you're completing an online job application using screen reader software.
Dec 19, 2023
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