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Is Mental Health a Scapegoat for Mass Violence?

>> April 23, 2023

Unfortunately, mass violence has become a common topic. And though many perpetrators we see on the news have been diagnosed with a mental illness, that attribute may be blinding us to the real issue. Experts explain what the statistics point to as the …

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Medical Notes: November 14, 2021

>> November 14, 2021

Major surgeries, such as heart bypass, may increase the risk of dementia. A study in the journal JAMA Neurology finds that blood levels of a protein that’s highly predictive of Alzheimer’s disease rise markedly during major surgery…and remain …

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Surviving An Active Shooter (2021)

>> April 11, 2021

With the recent active shooter incidents in El Paso and Dayton, these incidents no longer seem rare, and experts say there’s been a shift in public perception. Now they seemingly could happen anywhere, and it’s become a public health issue. Two experts discuss …

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Mass Violence: How Much is Mental Illness to Blame?

>> November 3, 2019

Mass shootings and other forms of mass violence are on the increase. Where to assess blame is in sharp dispute. A new report from a blue ribbon panel of behavioral scientists has found that mental illnesses carry some of the blame, but mental “distress” is a …

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Surviving An Active Shooter (2019)

>> September 8, 2019

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Medical Notes: Week of February 3, 2019

>> February 3, 2019

Cancer deaths are continuing to decline. In fact, a report from the American Cancer Society trumpets a major milestone — cancer death rates have dropped every year for the last 25 years. Overall, they’ve dropped 27 percent since 1991… but some cancers are even …

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