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  Almost 1 in 3 Americans Know Someone Who’s Died From a Drug Overdose

  As the opioid addiction crisis continues to lay waste to American life, a new survey finds that nearly a third of U.S. adults now know someone who’s died of a drug overdose. Conducted in the spring of...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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  1 in 8 Older Americans Are Stricken With Traumatic Head Injury

  About one in eight U.S. seniors will be treated for a traumatic brain injury, typically during a fall, a new study finds. Medicare data shows that about 13% of seniors suffered a severe concussion during an average...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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  Could Tough Workouts Trigger a Hot Flash?

  While going through menopause, many women who gain weight head to the gym for intense workouts, but new research suggests that too much exercise may help trigger another side effect: hot flashes. In a report published May...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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  U.S. Deaths Linked to ATVs Rose by a Third in One Year

  In just one year, U.S. deaths linked to the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) jumped by a third, according to the latest report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. With another summer set to begin and ATVs...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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  Stress, Discrimination Add to Cancer Burden for LGBTQ+ Americans

  While LGBTQ+ people have higher risk factors for cancer, they are apt to face discrimination when in need of high-quality medical care, a new report shows. In particular, LGBTQ+ people have to worry that a health care...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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  Suicidal Impulses May Peak During Restless Nights

  The wee hours of the morning could be the most dangerous for someone on the brink of suicide or homicide, a new study shows. There’s a five-fold greater risk for suicide and an eight-fold greater risk for...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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  After Dobbs, a Rise in Out-of-State Patients for Abortion in Washington State

  Following the fall of Roe v. Wade in the summer of 2022, there’s been a surge in women from as far away as Texas and Florida traveling to Washington state to have a legal abortion, new data...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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  Night Owls Could Be Upping Their Mental Health Risks

  People who regularly stay up until the wee hours of the morning could be harming their mental health, a new study finds. Regardless of whether people were morning larks or a night owls, they tended to have...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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  Amsterdam’s ‘Psychiatric Ambulance’ Could Be Advance For Those in Mental Health Crisis

  Ambulances meant for people having a mental health crisis could help folks get the care they need with less confrontation and friction, a new study says. People transported to the hospital by a “psychiatric ambulance” required fewer...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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  Caffeine Affects Dopamine Function in Parkinson’s Patients

  Caffeine has been associated with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, but a new study says a coffee jolt might not be good for people already diagnosed with the brain disorder. Consuming caffeine appears to blunt...

  • Posted May 31, 2024
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