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by Douglas Sutherland, Senior Economist, US Desk, Economics Department. Case and Deaton (2017) highlighted increasing midlife mortality due to suicides and drug and alcohol abuse since the late 1990s contributing to relatively modest…

NEW YORK CITY, September 23, 2021 – Veterans make up roughly 7% of U.S. adults, but they account for 18% of the nation’s gun suicide deaths. Today, Brady and the Ad Council are launching new digital video public service advertisements…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Africa needs long-term investment in scientific infrastructure and science careers to allow the continent…

For Immediate Release May 15, 2001 (COCHECTON, Pa.) - Centuries ago, as many as 3,000 log rafts rode the spring freshets to markets along the lower Delaware River, where the vessels were disassembled and the pine and hemlock logs…

Tracing the Lives and History of African American Families with Char McCargo Bah A presentation on tracing the lives and history of African American Families, and Ms. Bah’s most recent projects involving contrabands and cemeteries, and…

Musician Steve Harley’s death last week came as a shock to me. After four months analysing his music and visual performances for my doctoral thesis on British glam rock, I’d come to feel like I somehow knew him. The feeling was…

Guest post by Dylan Gaffney, Information Services Associate for Local History & Special Collections, Forbes Library. This post is part of a series written by members of the Community Webs program. Community Webs advances the…

We’re building on the momentum of SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day and looking ahead to National Prevention Week (May 12-18). About 4,300 prevention professionals, researchers, and advocates from across the country attended SAMHSA’s 20th…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID pandemic transformed our lives in ways several of us are still experiencing, four years later. One of these changes was the significant uptake in gaming as a…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID pandemic transformed our lives in ways many of us are still experiencing, four years later.…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with dementia and those who care for them should be screened for loneliness, so providers can find ways…

With this year’s freeze harsher than ever, the call for climate risk solutions that are big and bold enough to save Mongolia’s lands and livestock are more pressing than ever.When the earth freezes in Mongolia, a large part of the…

The federal and Northern Territory governments have just made a “historic” funding announcement of about A$1 billion for schools in the territory. This includes an extra $737.7 million from the federal government and an extra $350…

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Farms (Nasdaq: VITL) today published its 2024 Impact Update, which recognizes the progress the company has made to continue building a resilient food system, fostering a…

Sleep is as essential to our health as food and water. It is important to a number of brain functions, including how nerve cells communicate with each other. We sleep for a third of our lives and there are many restorative processes…

Housing is a critical social determinant of health. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines healthy housing as a shelter that supports physical, mental and social wellbeing. The WHO has developed guidelines outlining the…

Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s YA book Red Riding Hood was a New York Times #1 bestseller that was published worldwide in 38 editions and 15 languages, and her brand-spanking-new novel Alice Sadie Celine was published last November. The…

It was a lovely July day in 2023 – perfect for sailing. So Bill Buckles was delighted to join a friend and fellow sailor to crew for a race on Lake Erie.…

“The situation is appalling. Every minute, every hour, it is getting worse,” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, said in a tweet on X, formerly Twitter.A maximum of 150 lorries have been reaching Gaza every day. In the north, one in…

March 4, 2024 | Mississauga, ON | Health Canada As Canada's largest group of regulated health professionals with more than 450,000 members, nurses are critical to Canada's health care system. However, nurses are currently facing…

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a question that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: do we really need to be in the office all the time? At the height of the pandemic, working remotely was viewed as a safeguard,…

By Anthony Wu, as told to Lisa FieldsWhen our 3-year-old son, Eugene, was 2 weeks old, he was diagnosed with Pompe disease. My wife, Jung, and I found out this important information because we live in New York City, and Pompe disease is…

High power requirements in eVTOL load profiles and electrochemical behavior of lithium-ion batteries under simulated takeoff step. (A) Schematic diagram showing…

The newly described plant Relictithismia kimotsukiensis only emerges above ground for a few days a yearTAGANE Shuichiro A tiny plant that feeds on fungus and has no pigment has been named as the first new genus of…

The newly described plant Relictithismia kimotsukiensis only emerges above ground for a few days a yearTAGANE Shuichiro A tiny plant that feeds on fungus and has no pigment has been named as the first new genus of…

1. IntroductionHysterectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in gynecology practice . The majority of hysterectomies are performed for benign indications . It is estimated that one in every three women will undergo a…

First year student Samuel Woo had been considering a career in cardiology so he would be able to pay off his medical school debt until the announcement this week of a generous donation that will remove tuition fees at his New York…

Four-Legged Assistant Helps Change Lives Canine Companions Facility Dog Joins…

Celine Song's quiet romance "Past Lives" won two of the biggest awards at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday afternoon, including best feature and best director. Other big winners were Cord Jefferson's comedic satire " American…

For Release WednesdayFebruary 21, 2024 More than 40 percent of Americans know someone who has died of a drug overdose and about one-third of those individuals say their lives were disrupted by the death, according to a new…

The Books These are life-changing self-help books that can reshape anyone's perspective and transform their life.”— Ramzi NajjarNEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, February 18, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the vast array of self-help and…

Lurie Children's Hospital sign is seen at the hospital as patients walk in, Feb. 5, 2024, in Skokie, Ill. A cyberattack on a renowned children’s hospital in Chicago…

This image provided by Hikma Pharmaceuticals shows the company's nasal spray drug Kloxxado, containing 8 milligrams of naloxone. A study published Thursday, Feb. 8,…

"In view of a military operation in densely populated Rafah, we renew our call on the parties to the conflict, and all who have influence on them, to spare and protect civilian lives and infrastructure," said Fabrizio Carboni, the ICRC's…

Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities.  After a night of selling roses in Tuscany, Mohammed* was cycling along a seaside road when someone in a passing car hit him on the back with a pole. He fell to the…

Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Otsuka's drug for Alzheimer's disease agitation fails in late stage study Japan's Otsuka Holdings said on Tuesday that its experimental drug failed to meet a…

A girl mourns the death of a family member who died during an earthquake in Jajarkot, Nepal, November 5, 2023. REUTERS FILE PHOTO KATHMANDU — About 68,000 children and their families who survived Nepal’s deadliest quake in eight years…

February 8, 2024 WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Feb. 8, EPA finalized a stronger air quality standard that will better protect America’s families, workers, and communities…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 11, 2020   COLUMBIA, S.C. — One week ago, today, South Carolina announced its highest number of new cases of COVID-19. Today, we eclipse that number by more than 700. A total of 3,217 confirmed…

Continuing to build on unprecedented action to expand access to substance use disorder treatment, the Biden-Harris Administration finalizes historic updates to decades-old federal regulations for opioid treatment programs. HHS also…

Stanford’s International Humanitarian Surgical Skills course has taught hundreds of health care providers how to save lives in settings where resources are scarce.

CODEPINK activists at a hearing titled "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency’s Mission and Failures. By Meena M. Since its establishment in 1950, UNRWA has stood as the cornerstone of Palestinian healthcare,…

A trial could assess how encouraging social interactions affects health outcomes, but it wouldn’t be easy to conductCrezalyn Nerona Uratsuji/Getty This is an extract from Health Check, our newsletter about the most…

Associations between user’s demographic attributes and their user experience after chatting with GPT-3 on climate change (A) and on BLM (B). Note: Each plot in a panel…

Friday, January 25, 2024 The Color of Desire: The Queer Politics of Race in the Federal Republic of Germany after 1970 tells the story of how, in the aftermath of gay liberation, race played a crucial role in shaping…

Delivering his first message of the new year, Dr. Hans Kluge stressed that without vaccines, the death toll on the continent “could have been around four million, possibly even higher.”More than 2.5 million COVID-19 deaths, and 277…

Nova, a local resort owner, remembers vividly the day the tsunami struck. “I was down in the village when they called me. First I was scared when they told me that the water is on the street. I was thinking first that I have to come back…

Posted on January 11th, 2024 by Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli Researchers found that…

Being #WinterReady Can Save Lives DENTON, Texas – Nearly three years ago, a severe winter storm brought hazardous conditions to millions of people across Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, causing widespread disruptions such as…

January is National Blood Donor Month, a time when we honor the generosity of America’s blood donors and remind people about the importance of donating blood regularly for those who are able to do so. The winter months also bring on…