Child gun deaths after arrival in pediatric emergency rooms doubled during pandemic

Child gun deaths after arrival in pediatric emergency rooms doubled during pandemic

Gun deaths and injuries doubled during pandemic, national data study finds … [+] of nine pediatric emergency departments, including Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. In this photo, an ambulance is seen outside Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, December 12, 2022. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency via …

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Study: Retirement homes hardest hit by employment decline since pandemic

Study: Retirement homes hardest hit by employment decline since pandemic

Among health care employment sectors, nursing homes have been hardest hit by the decline in job growth since the pandemic – a rate more than three times that of hospitals or doctors’ offices , according to a researcher at the University of Michigan. Employment in nursing homes is 10.5% below pre-pandemic levels, compared with 3.3% …

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Racial minorities and first-generation students reported higher rates of depression and anxiety during the pandemic, new study finds

Racial minorities and first-generation students reported higher rates of depression and anxiety during the pandemic, new study finds

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of many students. A new study found that cases of depression and anxiety were even worse among racial minority students in their schools. According to the University of Georgia study, more than half of students at a predominantly white university who identified as non-white …

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