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Guest columnist: City needs a syringe exchange program to reduce disease, increase hope
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs we now know, addiction is not a choice, but a medical condition and living with it can be tragic...
First Ohio measles outbreak in 8 years sends 13 unvaccinated kids to hospital
Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 28—An ongoing measles outbreak in the Columbus area has public health officials locally reminding parents to get their children vaccinated against measles. "Immunization is the most important ...
Alcohol-induced deaths jumped 26% in 2020, showing possible impact of pandemic
Springfield News-Sun, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 9—Alcohol-induced deaths increased 26% from 2019 to 2020 in the U.S., according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control, revealing increased alcohol consumption as a potential ...
Drug addiction is a mental health issue and kids are suffering too
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoLong-term treatment is still difficult for most kids to obtain because most treatment centers only serve people 18 years of age and older. The post Drug addiction is a mental health issue and kids are suffering too appeared first on Maryland Matters.
Student vaccinations slowed during covid. Can schools catch them up?
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWendy Hasson, a pediatric intensive care physician in Oregon, knows the tragedy that can befall an...
Alabama fails to complete lethal injection for 3rd time
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama's string of troubled lethal injections, which worsened late Thursday as prison workers...
Alcoholic liver disease deaths spiked during pandemic
Springfield News-Sun, Ohio via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 17—Alcoholic liver disease deaths, the most common cause of alcohol-induced deaths, spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic both nationally and locally. Across the U.S., the number of alcoholic ...
Low vaccine uptake increases risk of measles outbreak in schools
The Lima News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 3—HARROD — Allen East Superintendent Mel Rentschler looks at the measles outbreak in Florida and worries that he may have to send at least 100 students home from school if a similar outbreak ...
Moral opposition to childhood vaccines increasing at local schools, data shows
Springfield News-Sun, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 23—Hesitancy regarding the COVID-19 vaccine rollout last year coincided with an increasing number of parents filing moral or religious exemptions to their children entering kindergarten ...
Schools ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new year, but COVID-19 worries linger. ‘Don’t forget about...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois students will soon begin a new school year in which hotly contested virus-mitigation mandates, including masking, have ...
