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Shell’s petrochemical plant in Pennsylvania still hasn’t spurred economic development: Report

Environmental Health News

When Shell first proposed its Pennsylvania plastics plant in 2012, state lawmakers gave the company a $1.7 According to the report, Beaver Countys GDP has shrunk by more than 12% since 2012, despite double-digit growth in Pennsylvania and the nation, adjusting for inflation.

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Murphy fears more Medicare pay cuts will kill private practice  

The Hill

percent between 2012 and 2022. Increasing overhead costs for medical practices are contributing to the decreasing number of physicians working independently of a hospital or other healthcare system.

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This quasar may have helped turn the lights on for the universe

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The discovery is the most distant object detected by the NuSTAR X-ray space telescope (which launched in 2012) and stands as one of the most highly 'variable' quasars ever identified.

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Addressing childhood abuse could prevent firearm violence later in life

Association of Health Care Journalists

Moms Demand Action is the nonprofit founded by Shannon Watts after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. 14, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. The group was formed in 2013 by merging Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

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Views of mental, physical health lowest in almost 25 years: Gallup

The Hill

The highest number of Americans who gave their mental health a positive rating was 89 percent in 2012. Regarding physical health, those characterizing it as excellent went down to 24 percent, Gallup found. For physical health, the peak was in 2003, at 82 percent.

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Study finds sharp increase in mental health admissions among children in England

News Medical Health Sciences

There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

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Why is norovirus reporting in England so high at the moment?

UK Health Security

4/Sydney/2012 variants persisting as the most frequently detected variant worldwide since the winter of 2012. 17 now accounts for 66.3% of characterised samples during the 2024/2025 season to date. Previously, GII.4 4 noroviruses have dominated globally with GII.4/Sydney/2012 17 Key information about GII.17