Killer Cosmetics
When the US poison control center receives a new report, oftentimes the person harmed is a child under two years old, and cosmetics are to blame.
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Tweet Dreams
Our smartphones give unprecedented access to information and connect us to our friends and family, but Americans find it hard to unplug.
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Suicide, Alcohol, and Drug Deaths
Paying attention to experiences of states allows for more tailored and effective interventions addressing deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug overdose.
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What Works for HIV
San Francisco has focused on prevention and treatment efforts to decrease the number of HIV diagnoses and AIDS deaths, informing future HIV responses.
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The Suffering Generation
Premature deaths from suicide and alcohol or drug overdoses reflect record-high societal rates of anxiety and depression among Millennials.
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Rising Deductibles
A recent analysis of out-of-pocket spending by the Kaiser Foundation found that between 2006 and 2017, deductibles increased as co-pays shrank.
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Depths of Despair
Evidence points to “deaths of despair” across all racial and ethnic groups. Efforts to mitigate cultural despair should target populations of young adults.
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Surprise Bills at the ER
Millions of Americans receive a surprise–and often pricey–out-of-network ER visit bill, putting too many seemingly health-insured Americans into debt.
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Death Watch
Does the news reflect what we die from? We have been conditioned to fear the exceedingly rare and ignore what’s more likely to kill us.
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Measles Madness
Health authorities declared that measles had been eliminated from the nation in 2000, yet the virus has reemerged at alarmingly high rates in 2019.
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