According to a recent CDC report, the rate of overdoses deaths as a result of cocaine has skyrocketed since 2014. There is now a 2½ rate increase of cocaine-related deaths that is plaguing the nation despite the years of stable overdose deaths from 2009 through 2013. While the report does not!-->!-->…
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A new Canadian study dubbed, “The New Leaf Project,” gave 50 recently homeless people a lump sum of 7,500 Canadian dollars (nearly $5,700), and then followed the cash recipients' life over 12-18 months in order to compare their outcomes to a control group who didn't receive any payment. As of now,!-->…
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The onset of Covid-19 has also let to the rise of telemedicine as more than 90% of primary health clinics now engage in virtual visits and consultations. According to Dr. Paul Deffley, a general practitioner in Brighton, “Being able to eyeball someone, to engage in a consultation with them and!-->…
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The new Covid-19 contact-tracing app piloted in the Isle of Wight has been pushed into light as security researchers warn of the user's privacy and the potential abuse and deliberate prevention of contagion alerts being sent. Researchers have detailed seven different problems with the app thus far,!-->…
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Known as Hamagan, Israel’s new government produced phone app is an open-source, voluntary and security protective surveillance app designed to notify users if they have crossed paths with someone who has tested positive for the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. It alerts people whenever they!-->…
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The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are being felt across the land, air, and sea as lower volumes of noise and air pollution change the city and ocean soundscapes. Alongside, the significant decrease in the concentration of a common air pollutant, nitrogen dioxide, which enters the atmosphere!-->…
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As the world continues to battle with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many experts are concerned why Turkmenistan, historically one of the most repressive states in the world, still hasn’t registered a single case of infection. According to Professor Martin McKee from the London School of Hygiene!-->…
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Sam Gambhir, who holds the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professorship for Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research, has recently revealed his designs for a ‘smart toilet’ which will be able detect a range of disease markers in stool and urine including several cancers such as colorectal or urologic!-->…
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The adoption of the “Domestic Violence High Risk Team Model” has seen significantly effective results. According to the crisis center, there were zero domestic violence-related homicides in the high-risk team’s greater Newburyport area between 2005 and 2016, with 81% of all offenders found guilty!-->…
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A recent study carried out by researchers at the University of Helsinki found that there existed a significantly higher number of allergy cases on Finland’s side of the border in comparison to Russian’s side. This difference in allergy count is suspected to be as a result of the different exposure!-->…
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While nearly the entire country has legalized cannabis to some degree, it has recently been discovered that cannabis exposure during pregnancy can lead to significant health risks for the baby. A new study from researchers at Western University and Queen’s University saw that regular exposure to!-->…
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While mosquito nets were originally created to help curtail the effects of malaria by repelling mosquitoes, recent studies have seen that communities living in poverty and food insecurity have been using them for fishing instead. However, because most mosquito net fishers are only able to catch the!-->…
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The last couple of years have seen an explosion in the consumer DNA testing industry. Unfortunately, aside from a slightly accurate estimate about where your ancestors lived, the bulk of what these consumer DNA tests claims are completely fictitious. Recent studies have discovered that these tests!-->…
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A recent study shows that microplastics, shorn from human products and carried by global trade winds, are now accumulating ubiquitously worldwide. Found trapped within the arctic snows, our tap water, the atmosphere, and our bodies, a tiny sniff of a spring breeze could result in thousands of!-->…
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