Health
Supreme court set to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaked draft opinion shows
The U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of striking down the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, a leaked draft opinion shows.
May 3, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Youths of color use photographs to highlight health-care inequities throughout COVID-19 pandemic
Youth movements for social justice are growing across the U.S. and worldwide, tackling important issues from climate change, to racial justice, to education access and gun control. In the realm of health care, youth participation ...
May 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ask the Pediatrician: Should children still wear face masks on planes and trains?
Q: Now that airlines have dropped mask mandates, is it OK to let my kids travel without masks?
May 2, 2022
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Health
The role of cities in creating healthful food systems
A new article by Associate Professor Nevin Cohen published in the Annual Reviews of Public Health explores the roles that cities play in creating healthier food environments, and the effects of urban food policies on public ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Addiction
Fewer than 6% of criminal justice cases get opioid use disorder treatment
About 4 million people who reported use or misuse of prescription opioids or heroin in 2014 also reported having a concurrent arrest or active probation or parole status. Individuals who report opioid use are significantly ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autistic defendants are being failed by the criminal justice system
The criminal justice system (CJS) is failing autistic people, argue researchers at the Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, after a survey of lawyers found that an overwhelming majority of their clients were not ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Sacklers agree to new $6bn Purdue US settlement over opioids
The Sackler family will pay up to $6 billion to address damage linked to the US opioid crisis under an amended Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan following an agreement with holdout states, according to a court filing Thursday.
Mar 3, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
America's jails in crisis: Study identifies those at risk of suicide behind bars
In the United States, jails handle about 11.7 million admissions each year. Jails are, generally, the place where individuals arrested for crimes ranging from vagrancy to murder and are booked and held until their court appearances—the ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Health
Knowledge of racism's impact on health is key for physicians to intervene, study finds
The more strongly physicians and medical researchers believe that racism negatively affects health, the more likely they are to intervene when they observe a racist encounter or policy, according to a new study published ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Addiction
U.S. Justice Dept. might allow safe injection sites to curb opioid deaths
(HealthDay)—There are indications the U.S. Justice Department may be open to the idea of allowing safe injection sites, a year after it won a court battle against them.
Feb 8, 2022
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