Health
New Zealand lawmakers pass euthanasia bill, referendum next
New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill to legalize euthanasia, a watershed moment that ended a contentious two-year debate.
Nov 13, 2019
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Vaccination
Anti-vax moms have outsized voice on social media
A high school student from Ohio made national headlines recently by getting inoculated despite his family's anti-vaccination beliefs.
Sep 13, 2019
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Health
HealthCare.gov dropout trend continues under Trump
Continuing a dropout trend seen in the Obama years, about 16 percent of consumers who signed up for coverage this year through public health insurance markets had canceled their plans by early spring, the government said ...
Jun 12, 2017
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Health
Public, including gun owners, oppose allowing guns in most venues
As lawmakers across the country debate and enact legislation allowing people to carry guns in more public places, University of Michigan research shows that even those who own guns favor placing restrictions on the places ...
Apr 21, 2017
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Health
How many women can have baby in your city? SKorea shuts site
South Korea's government closed its website that drew fury for showing the number of women in childbearing age by each city district and region.
Dec 30, 2016
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Health
What leads to the local adoption and implementation of recreational marijuana policies?
When states move to legalize marijuana, local governments are faced with enacting—or in some cases restricting—the policy change in their jurisdictions. Using Colorado as a case study, a new study finds that public opinion, ...
Nov 17, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Study finds support for obesity designation as disease
In the first assessment of public opinion since obesity was formally classified as a disease, a new study from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut has found that a majority of Americans ...
May 14, 2015
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Other
What does the public think about paying people to donate their organs?
To address the growing transplant organ shortage, members of the public seem to support eliminating disincentives, but are against providing financial incentives, to living kidney donors. The findings come from a study appearing ...
Apr 23, 2015
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Health
Polls show deep partisan divide over Affordable Care Act
A comprehensive analysis of data from 27 public opinion polls conducted by 14 organizations, including a poll in September of those most likely to vote, shows an electorate polarized by political party when it comes to the ...
Oct 29, 2014
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Health
Like the flu shot, message inoculation won't last forever
Just as influenza vaccines employ a weakened virus to stimulate the immune system and produce antibodies against the real thing during flu season, message inoculation – with a weakened form of the other side's argument ...
Oct 10, 2014
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