Health
Stricter US state gun laws linked to safer high schools
Adopting stricter state gun laws is linked to a safer school experience for students, finds research published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Mar 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
South Africa's children aren't getting the mental health care they need
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has received increased scientific, clinical and public attention over the past few decades. It's the most common psychiatric disorder in children – affecting 2% to 16% of ...
Dec 6, 2018
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Diabetes
What people want: Study explores patients' perspectives on diabetes self-management apps
Diabetes is a huge and growing public health problem affecting millions of people in the U.S. It's a disease in which patient self-management, supported by health information technology, can potentially prevent or reduce ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Health
Poll shows Floridians favor vaccine requirements for employees
Most Floridians support employers requiring workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, but respondents were split on parents deciding whether their children should wear masks at school, according to a statewide survey of 500 ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Health
High levels of PFAS detected in school uniforms
Millions of schoolchildren in the U.S. and Canada are exposed to potentially harmful levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) everyday through their uniforms, according to a study published today in Environmental ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lockdown can wait: Sweden goes its own way
While most of Europe is firmly locked down in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, Sweden is taking a softer line, keeping primary schools, restaurants and bars open and even encouraging people to go outside for a nip of ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say
As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.
Jul 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fauci cites near 'vertical' rise in COVID, but sees hope
The United States is experiencing "almost a vertical increase" in COVID cases as the Omicron variant sweeps the country, but the peak may be only weeks away, top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday.
Jan 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
French parents anguish over sending children back to school
As France prepares to start letting public life resume after eight weeks under a coronavirus lockdown, many parents are deeply torn over a question without a clear or correct answer: Should I send my child back to school?
May 10, 2020
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Neuroscience
Digital markers near-perfect for predicting dementia
Using ensemble learning techniques and longitudinal data from a large naturalistic driving study, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, ...
Feb 23, 2023
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