Psychology & Psychiatry
Postpartum depression on the rise, especially for women of color, during COVID-19 pandemic
When Altagracia Mejía learned she was going to be a mother, happiness flooded her heart.
Jul 7, 2021
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News tagged with state laws
Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer patients face insurance denials that complicate recovery
It had been a long four years since that July night when Marianne Sarcich first felt the lump in her right breast as she toweled off from a shower.
Jun 14, 2021
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American Academy of Neurology says police must end use of neck restraints
(HealthDay)—Chokeholds, strangleholds, and other neck restraints should no longer be used in U.S. law enforcement, a new position statement from the American Academy of Neurology (ANN) says.
Jun 10, 2021
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Health
Firearms laws curb rates of gun violence across United States
States with stricter firearms laws reported lower suicide and homicide rates, according to a Rutgers study.
Apr 22, 2021
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Pediatrics
State laws can bolster physical education among children, study finds
The presence and strength of state physical education (P.E.) laws positively affected P.E. attendance and the frequency and duration of physical activity throughout the day, suggests a new analysis from the Brown School at ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Health
U.S. 'Stand Your Ground' laws do not cut crime but risk public health and safety
Stand Your Ground laws, designed to protect individuals who actively defend themselves from crime, have not improved public safety across the United States, according to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health. ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Health
The messenger matters in safe gun storage, suicide prevention education
Law enforcement and those in the military, rather than doctors and celebrities, are the most preferred messengers on firearm safety, a Rutgers study found.
Feb 18, 2021
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Addiction
Study finds unintended consequences of state, opioid policies
In response to the increase in opioid overdose deaths in the United States, many states have implemented supply-controlling and harm-reduction policy measures aimed at reducing those deaths. But a recent study from Indiana ...
Feb 17, 2021
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States with more gun laws have lower youth gun violence, study finds
Gun violence among children is lower in states with more gun laws, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Feb 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What are the links between violence and mental illness?
When there is news of a violent attack, we sometimes hear that it could be related to mental illness—which may make us ask whether the violence could have been predicted or prevented. Current research and perspectives on ...
Jan 13, 2021
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