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Thinking Hard Really Can Make Your 'Brain Hurt'
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – Folks who rub their forehead and complain that a complex problem is making their brain hurt aren’t overstating things, a new review suggests. Mental exertion appears to be a...
Study Estimates Burden of Firearm Injuries for 2019 to 2020
MONDAY, July 29, 2024 – During 2019 to 2020, there were 252,376 total firearm injuries in the United States, resulting in 84,908 deaths, according to a study published online July 30 in the Annals...
Black Americans 20 Times More Prone to Gun Injuries Than Whites
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – Black Americans, especially young Black men, face 20 times the odds of gun injury compared to whites, new data shows. "Black persons made up only 12.6% of the U.S....
Disparities Seen in Unintentional Firearm Mortality Across U.S. States
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – There are considerable disparities in the rate of unintentional firearms mortality across the 50 U.S. states and District of Columbia, with the highest rates clustered in the...
Your Odds for Accidental Gun Death Rise Greatly in Certain States
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Americans' risk of dying in a firearm accident depends in large part on where they live in the United States, a new study finds. People in Southeastern states like...
Cutting Screen Use Boosts Mental Health in Children, Teens
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 – Short-term reduction in leisure-time screen media use within families positively affects psychological symptoms in children and adolescents, according to a study published...
More Women Than Men Experience Nonphysical Violence in Health Care Workforce
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Women in the health care workforce are more likely to experience verbal abuse, sexual harassment, and bullying, while men are more likely to experience physical violence,...
Gun Laws Help Lower Suicides, not Murders, Among Children
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Restrictive gun laws can decrease suicide rates among children and teenagers, but they don’t seem to lower their risk of being murdered, a new study says. States with laws r...
Natural Language Processing Review Can ID Health Care-Linked Violence
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – A natural language processing-assisted review is feasible for surveillance of health care-associated violence (HAV) episodes, according to a study published online July 8 in...
How Handing a Child a Screen During a Tantrum Could Backfire Long-Term
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – When your preschooler pitches a fit, handing them a smartphone or tablet is probably the fastest – and the worst – way to stop it, a new study suggests. "If parents...
FDA Approves Igalmi (dexmedetomidine) Sublingual Film for Acute Treatment of Agitation Associated with Schizophrenia or Bipolar I or II Disorder in Adults
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTAI), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to identify and develop...
FDA Approves Adasuve (loxapine) Inhalation Powder for the Acute Treatment of Agitation Associated with Schizophrenia or Bipolar I Disorder in Adults
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Adasuve (loxapine) Inhalation Powder 10 mg ...