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"Active shooters are hell-bent on killing people," said the analysis' lead researcher Dr. Adil Haider. "The big difference — and this is not such a big surprise — is if you give them a semi-automatic, they're able to shoot twice the number of people." But, the chance of dying if hit is equally great no matter the gun type.
Nearly two decades after Kendra's Law was instituted, following the shocking death of Kendra Webdale, advocates say it is underutilized and underfunded. The law was intended to plug the gaps in New York's mental health system that the man who killed Kendra slipped through.
Coastal hospitals that have long endured threats from hurricanes are in the midst of into time-tested emergency preparations, while inland hospitals are gearing up to take in acute patients transferred from the coast.
But critics jumped on the announcement. “This administration has resorted to putting kids in tents rather than pushing for comprehensive immigration reform while Congress sits complicit with inaction," said Texas state Rep. César Blanco (D-El Paso). "It’s immoral and un American."
"I don't know why the Legislature refuses to acknowledge that Medicaid is not free," Republican Gov. Paul LePage said. Advocates have been encouraging residents to apply for benefits, but LePage is remaining staunchly against the expansion. Medicaid news comes out of Nevada and Iowa, as well.
Politico takes a look at what the proposal is, how we'd pay for it, the effect it would have on the health care industry and more.
Although the vote will likely give lawmakers running for re-election in states hit hard by the epidemic a talking point, enough differences remain between the Senate and House versions that there's still a lot of work to be done before it gets to the president to sign. And advocates are disappointed with what didn't make it in the legislation. Meanwhile, Purdue is offering free addiction treatment medication as part of its efforts to settle the flood of lawsuits it is facing.
Despite the general outrage over drug prices and the Trump administration's attempts to curb the hikes, Nostrum Laboratories CEO Nirmal Mulye's comments show how little public shaming actually works on some in the industry.
Critics of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have launched a final push against the judge, focusing in particular on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) who has supported abortion rights in the past.
It's not just hot-button topics like vaccinations that are exploited by the Russian trolls. Substantive health policy issues have been hijacked as well. Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office says that if the House delays or repeals certain parts of the health law -- such as the employer mandate -- it would cost more than $50 billion.
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Opinion writers weigh in on the country's growing concerns about losing health care protections under President Trump.
Opinion writers express views on the impact Brett Kavanaugh could have on the future of abortion rights.
Media outlets report on news from North Carolina, California, Maryland, Missouri, West Virginia, Georgia, Minnesota, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Washington, Ohio and Wisconsin.
While touted by the FDA as a safe and effective form of contraception if used carefullly, Natural Cycles is raising eyebrows overseas, highlighting the difficulties regulators face in different countries with new technologies. Public health news also examines health disparities and premature babies; implantable devices for treating mental health problems; teens who prefer online chatting to the real thing; and the causes of infants' projectile vomiting.
But this problem is only the latest in an expanding list of challenges with the technology, including genomic havoc and concerns about cancer. Meanwhile, an appeals court has struck down a challenge to a CRISPR patent ruling.
Counselors must assess the crisis level of callers -- and protect their own mental health, as well. In other news: suicide in young children is inexplicably on the rise and the transgender community is particularly vulnerable to suicide, as are college students.
The awards are sometimes referred to as the "American Nobels" and are given to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine.
What the researchers discovered during a study of prescriptions made between 2006-2015 gives rise to questions about physicians' prescribing process and the impact on the opioid epidemic.
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