Rhitu Chatterjee
Stories
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Mental Health
Deaths of despair also affect Native American Communities, study shows
Deaths of despair were thought to primarily affect white communities but a new study in The Lancet finds Native American communities have seen the biggest rise in such deaths in recent years.
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Health
3,000+ young children accidentally ate weed edibles in 2021, study finds
The cases of accidental ingestion of cannabis candies and baked goods among small children increased 1,375% in five years, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.
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Health
Study: More than 3,000 young children accidentally ate pot edibles in 2021
A new study in the journal Pediatrics finds a huge spike in accidental consumption of edible weed among children 5 and younger. While most suffered mild impacts, about one in five were hospitalized.
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Health
As school starts, teachers add a mental-health check-in to their lesson plans
After the disruption and trauma of the pandemic, educators say kids still need added support this year. In some schools, they're making emotional wellness part of the curriculum.
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National
The new 988 crisis number is about to launch. Here's what to know
Mental health advocates hope the new hotline will make it much easier to get support if you're in crisis or helping someone who is. Here's how it works and what could stand in its way.
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Health
CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old
CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.
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National
When teens threaten violence, a community responds with compassion
A growing number of schools have adopting an evidence-based approach to preventing violence on their campuses. The plan recognizes that a student contemplating violence is a student in crisis.
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National
Can potential teen shooters be guided away from an act of violence?
For many of the young people who've opened fire in schools, the path to violence has common traits. Psychologists and researchers have developed a body of study on the topic.
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National
Overdose deaths continued to rise in 2021, reaching historic highs
New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that synthetic opioid use is driving the overdose crisis in the U.S.
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National
Race can impact the medical treatment a person gets. Pediatrics wants to address that
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling to end "race-based medicine," wherein doctors sometimes use race as a factor to determine what treatment patients receive.