In states that relaxed firearm laws to allow openly carrying a loaded firearm in public without a permit, significantly more people died by firearms and suicide than in states without permitless open carry laws, according ...
Mar 11, 2024
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The looming uncertainty and dangers of climate change can be paralyzing and debilitating, but a new study from the University of Oregon suggests that such gloom is not wholly harmful.
Jul 1, 2024
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Siblings of a child suspected of experiencing physical abuse should also be screened for abusive injuries, according to a new international consensus statement led by researchers at UCL (University College London) and Great ...
Mar 6, 2023
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In a policy statement and accompanying technical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for addressing the impact of climate change on ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Few problems in developing countries are as gut-wrenching as high infant mortality—and yet it is a problem that has solutions. A policy change in Thailand's health care system has quickly led to significantly lower infant ...
Apr 30, 2014
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On November 29 2023, British Gymnastics (BG) released a new policy banning coaches from weighing gymnasts. The governing body's CEO, Sarah Powell, described the new rule as a "significant and positive step forward for the ...
Jan 22, 2024
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As a community in Kingston, Ont., grapples with the shocking death of a seven-month-old infant who was allegedly abandoned for several days, questions arise as to how such a tragedy could unfold. A surviving three-year-old ...
Jun 19, 2024
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New research from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health outlines a revolutionary approach for vulnerable populations to more easily receive welfare benefits. Linking one's individual data using a digital credential ...
May 3, 2023
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Among health care job sectors, nursing homes have been the most adversely affected by declines in employment growth since the pandemic—a rate more than triple that of hospitals or physician offices, says a University of ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Obesity now affects more than one in five children in the United States, and while there are effective, recommended interventions, availability is limited for most children. In two new studies, Yale researchers assessed the ...
Aug 28, 2024
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