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Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleader's Husband Speaks Out on Wife's Stillbirth-Related Death
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"Persistent Impact: Older Americans Still Isolated by Pandemic Effects"
A study found that more than half of older adults continue to spend more time at home and less time socializing in public, even though the pandemic has passed, due to fear of infection and concerns about hostile interactions. The altered routines could have long-term consequences for their physical, mental, social, and cognitive health. While some seniors are adapting by exercising outdoors and taking advantage of online offerings, the loss of spontaneous interactions may lead to serious mental and social health problems, potentially worsening societal polarization.
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"Uncovering America's Birthweight Crisis"
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"Alarming Rise in Midlife Mortality Rates in the US and UK"
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"US Government Linked to Surge in Suicides, Scientists Say"
A study from the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that the U.S. federal government's weak regulatory oversight of the pharmaceutical industry and tattered social safety nets have significantly contributed to the rising suicide rates in the country. The study points to the approval, easy access, and over-prescription of opioid-based pain relievers as a major factor in the increase of poisoning suicide rates among women, and the onset of the housing and financial crash as a cause for non-poisoning suicides among both men and women. The authors emphasize the need for serious attention to these broader "structural determinants" as important contributors to the issue.
"Rising Threat: Protecting Children from Opioid Overdoses"
The opioid epidemic is claiming the lives of an increasing number of babies and toddlers who are accidentally ingesting or coming into contact with fentanyl and its analogs left within reach by parents suffering from addiction, highlighting the tragic impact on children as forgotten victims of the crisis.