The risk for firearm reinjury among children who present with acute nonfatal firearm injury is 6 and 14 percent at one and five years, respectively, after initial injury, according to…
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Scientists highlight widespread human exposure to packaging-related chemicals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new review is the first to reveal the extent of human exposure to food contact chemicals (FCC), with 3,601 chemicals used in food packaging and…
How wildfire smoke exposure is measured doesn’t capture long-term health effects and hides racial disparities
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Kids born in 2020 worldwide will experience twice the number of wildfires during their lifetimes compared with those born in 1960. In California and other western…
Are we losing sight of overall health? Here’s what the science says
by Aude Bandini, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Pierre-Marie David and Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The craze for new drugs in the GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide 1) and GIP (Gastric…
Boar’s head will close Virginia plant linked to listeria-tainted deli meats
Boar’s Head announced Friday that its Jarratt, Va. deli meat manufacturing plant, found to be the source of a deadly outbreak of listeria infections, will be closed indefinitely. Boar’s Head…
Sex matters in how, when, and where melanomas develop
Fitted temporal trend of invasive cutaneous melanoma incidence (1982- 2018) for males vs. females from three populations (Queensland, US Whites, Scotland), by body site. Credit: Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2024).…
The dangers of sleep deprivation
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most of us will be all too familiar with that dopey, groggy feeling of being tired after a restless night. Some social media users have taken…
Air travel may affect insulin pump delivery in people with type 1 diabetes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Altitude changes during commercial flights may affect the blood glucose levels of people with type 1 diabetes who are treated with insulin pump therapy, according to…
Crossing state lines to get an abortion is a new legal minefield, with courts to decide if there’s a right to travel
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Almost half of the states in the country have made it harder to get an abortion since the Supreme Court in 2022 overturned the federal right…
For the love of peaches
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Botanically, peaches are “drupes” or stone fruits. Like apricots, plums and cherries, they carry their seeds within a hard shell surrounded by edible flesh and skin.…
