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Fatality

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Kids Who’ve Lost Parents to Covid

>> January 30, 2022

New estimates show that more than 167,000 children under 18 (a number growing rapidly) have lost a parent or major caregiver to Covid-19. Psychologists say deaths under such circumstances are also much more difficult for survivors to adjust to and will have a major impact on the US. Experts discuss how these “forgotten grievers” are coping and what actions …

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effect of plastic on environment - medical notes 22-05

Medical Notes: January 30, 2022

>> January 30, 2022

A study finds that increased demand for plastic is doing more damage to both humans and our environment than we thought. Then, car crashes involving pot consumption have doubled over the last 20 years. A study finds that sitting around more is a big reason for the increase in depression. And finally, e-scooters often have a bigger carbon footprint than what …

topics: Alcohol Use and Abuse| Anxiety and Depression| Behavioral Science| Cannabis and Medical Marijuana| Carbon Emissions| Death and Grief| Drug Use and Abuse| Drunk/Impaired Driving| Energy Production| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Fatality| Fitness and Exercise| Infrastructure and Engineering| Mental Health| News and Headlines| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Pollution| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Science| Transportation and Traffic Safety
The Sleepiest Workers? Your Local Police

The Sleepiest Workers? Your Local Police

>> January 23, 2022

Studies show that law enforcement is the most sleep deprived of all professions, with potentially damaging and even fatal consequences for decision-making and reaction time, as well as long-term health damage. Experts discuss the unique challenges in having a poorly rested police force and in fixing it.

topics: Biology| Business and Industry| Crime and Criminal Justice| Employment and Workplace Issues| Fatality| Government and Legislation| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Local Government| Mental Health| Police| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Science| Sleep| Stress and Stress Management
SUDC — Sudden Unexplained Death Of A Child

Sudden Unexplained Death of a Child

>> June 20, 2021

Each year, some 400 U.S. children over age one, most of them toddlers, die for no known reason. Families, longing for answers, often find that their families, friends, and even pediatricians are unfamiliar with this classification of death, or that they even occur. Family members who have lost a child, a medical examiner, and a research expert who has lost a …

topics: Child Safety| Children| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Death and Grief| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Fatality| Health Care| Infants and Toddlers| Medical Research| Parenting Issues| Pediatrics| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Science| Trauma| Undiagnosed and Mystery Illness| Vulnerable Populations
Brain Aneurysm Through the Eyes of a Survivor

Brain Aneurysm Through the Eyes of a Survivor

>> April 25, 2021

Brain aneurysms—bulging in a brain blood vessel, like an inflated balloon—affect 1 in 50 people and are generally without symptoms until they burst. This occurs in about 30,000 people per year in the US, accounting for 3-5 percent of all new strokes. Here is the story of one survivor in her own words.

topics: African Americans| Fatality| Health Care| Neuroscience and Neurology| Paramedics| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Surgery

Maternal Mortality

>> July 19, 2015

The death rate surrounding pregnancy in the U.S. has been climbing to the point it compares with some third world countries rather than the western European nations we once compared to. Experts discuss possible reasons for the increase and one possible way to reverse it.

topics: Children and Parenting| Fatality| Gender and Identity| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Public Health and Public Safety| Women's Health

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