Addiction
Expert cites urgent need to reconsider steroid use as a public health issue
The use of image and performance enhancing drugs – in particular steroids – is a growing area of concern globally.
May 16, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Window to access legal abortion may close before many women know they are pregnant
More than 1 in 5 women experience irregular menstrual cycles that could keep them from learning they are pregnant until it may be too late to access an abortion under some state laws in effect or under consideration, a new ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain training may help avoid civilian casualties
Although firing a gun seems like one action, it is made up of many smaller decisions and movements that require coordination between multiple brain areas.
Jul 16, 2015
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Pediatrics
New research examines the evolution of the firearm epidemic in the US
High rates of firearm fatalities in the U.S. are principally due to elevated rates of homicide among black, non-Hispanic and Hispanic males age 20-40 years and suicide among white, non-Hispanic males age 70-85+, according ...
Apr 27, 2019
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Health
When private equity comes to town, hospitals can see cutbacks, closures
Peggy Malone walks the quiet halls of Crozer-Chester Medical Center, the Pennsylvania hospital where she's worked as a registered nurse for the past 35 years, with the feeling she's drifting through a ghost town.
Jan 22, 2024
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Health
Talc verdict winner: Money can't make up for lost health
When Deborah Giannecchini was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer four years ago, it didn't make sense. She had no family history, nor did she seem a high risk.
Oct 28, 2016
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Pediatrics
Defining the emotional bond forced onto teen victims of sex trafficking
Rutgers researchers have defined the relationship that forms between children who are sold for sex and the criminals who traffic them.
Apr 4, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Germany pulls virus 'emergency brake' but not all on board
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday defended a fiercely-opposed new law imposing tough coronavirus restrictions across Germany including night curfews and school closures.
Apr 24, 2021
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Health
The ethical argument to reducing legal blood alcohol concentration level
In the United States, motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of injury and death, with 29 Americans losing their lives to alcohol-related driving incidents daily, and alcohol consumption is the single greatest contributing ...
Feb 22, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study explores how marijuana affects workouts
As an ultramarathoner who covers as many as 100 miles a week during peak training, Heather Mashhoodi has to get creative to make the miles go by faster.
Dec 7, 2021
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