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NC moves to end police involvement in transporting mental health patients

NC Health News

By Taylor Knopf When someone is having a mental health crisis whether theyre thinking about suicide, acting erratically or experiencing hallucinations they frequently end up in a hospital emergency department, mostly because there are few places for them to go. Its a practice that many patients find traumatizing.

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Dramatic drop in marijuana use among U.S. youth over a decade (2011 to 2021)

Science Daily - Public Health

in 2011 to 15.8% in 2021, with first-time use before age 13 dropping from 8.1% Using a national survey of 88,183 adolescents in grades nine to 12, findings show marijuana use declined from 23.1% In 2021, use was highest among 12th graders (22.4%) and 11th graders (18.7%).

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Your Nails Reveal How Fast You're Aging

Mercola

While looking at your nails from time to time is normal, they actually provide a window to your current health. In a HuffPost article, aging and genetics expert David Sinclair, Ph.D., explains what your nail growth can tell you about your aging process, and the basis for his hypothesis, which was published way back in 1979.

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Raspberry Pi Health Care

The Health Care Blog

If you are of a certain age or have studied the history of computers, you’ll know that in the 1970s and early 1980s, (home) computers came in a kit. Between 2006 and 2011, Eben Upton and his collaborators sought to change this. The target age range is 9 to 13. Kids love their screens, at ever younger ages.

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The Bald, The Bold & The Beautiful

Black Health Matters

In 2011, Sandra was crowned Mrs. Black North Carolina 2011 and became the first Bald Beauty Queen. Crowning Mrs. Black, North Carolina, in 2011 was a defining moment in her journey. Sandra was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata at age 25. “Being bald became a part of my brand,” she shares.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Written for young people aged eight to 15, the collection has been published in the journal Frontiers for Young Minds. By sparking an interest in science from a young age, the Nobel Collection aims to improve young people’s scientific worldview. The Transcription of Life: from DNA to RNA , written by Roger D. ABOUT FRONTIERS.

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Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth

BU School of Public Health Blog

birth Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth A new study suggests that neighborhoods with fewer educational, health, environmental, and socioeconomic resources may increase one’s risk for preterm birth and contribute to the racial gap in preterm birth in the Commonwealth. percent, followed by Hispanic infants at 7.3