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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YouTube announces limits on videos recommended for teens experiencing mental health crisis

YouTube announces limits on videos recommended for teens experiencing mental health crisis

Top line YouTube announced Thursday that it was limiting the frequency with which videos related to topics such as body weight and social aggression were recommended to teenage users in the United States, amid a growing number of lawsuits against social media platforms, including the Google-owned platform, alleging that they contribute to adolescent behavior. mental …

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Optum and Express Scripts want opioid special master removed after reply-all-email incident

Optum and Express Scripts want opioid special master removed after reply-all-email incident

Used blister packs containing medicines, tablets and pills are seen in this illustration taken June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Boyce/Illustration Acquire License Rights Summary Businesses Law firms First reference trials currently being selected in opioid lawsuits against pharmacy benefit managers Firms say appearance of bias means special master can’t handle their cases Oct. 31 (Reuters) – …

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Demand for weight-loss drugs fuels global rise in counterfeits

Demand for weight-loss drugs fuels global rise in counterfeits

[1/2]Boxes of Ozempic, an injectable semaglutide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes manufactured by Novo Nordisk, are seen at a Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey/File photo acquire licensing rights Oct 20 (Reuters) – Extraordinary demand for Novo Nordisks (NOVOb.CO) Ozempic and other drugs used for weight loss …

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Are you not taking prescribed medications to save money? Ways to Reduce Costs

Are you not taking prescribed medications to save money?  Ways to Reduce Costs

Ways to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs Eighty percent of adults think the cost of prescription drugs is unreasonable, according to a KFF poll. This is why people don’t take their medications as prescribed. MILWAUKEE – Life with rheumatoid arthritis can be debilitating. Nancy Koch, of Wauwatosa, lives with the disease every day. “It affects the …

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