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Addressing childhood abuse could prevent firearm violence later in life

Association of Health Care Journalists

Involvement within the child welfare system may also be a risk factor for gun violence, according to the report. They can cover the population-level risks and patterns of child abuse and explore how a person who was abused later faced problems with violence. 14, 2012, in Newtown, Conn.

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Cutting Inequity in Black Maternal Health

Black Health Matters

Since we started tracking them in 2012, rates have dropped by 73%. There wasn’t much transparency back then. Today, hospitals use our information to set benchmarks and drive real change. Look at episiotomies. Those are thousands of women whose experiences were made safer and healthier because hospitals stepped up.

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Less screening, fewer cases: What our audiences should know about breast cancer rates

Association of Health Care Journalists

The study also examined trends in surgical treatments and found that the proportion of cases treated with partial mastectomy (lumpectomy) initially decreased but has been increasing since 2012. Consider encouraging readers to have informed discussions with their health care providers about their risk factors and screening needs.

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The Kidney PATIENT Act Could Help Someone You Love

Black Health Matters

The bill aims to “amend the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to delay implementation of the inclusion of oral-only ESRD-related drugs in the Medicare ESRD prospective payment system.” The study stated, “Established CKD risk factors accounted for higher risk of incident CKD in Black versus White individuals.”

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iGaming Providers Turn To New Data Technology For Payment Solutions

Smart Data Collective

Industry data shows that the real money betting and gambling sector was worth around $417 billion in 2012. If evaluates risk factors to verify identities, prevent fraud and ensure compliance more quickly, so customers can get and deposit money as timely as possible. iGaming accounted for 8% ($33.8 iGaming Evolves with Big Data.

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Championing Change: Physician and Lung Cancer Advocate Shares Personal Story

Black Health Matters

Dr. Barned graduated from the University of The West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences Jamaica in 2012 and is currently a practicing internal medicine specialist at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland. Sydney Barned, MD, is a stage 4 lung cancer survivor and advocate.

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#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

Institute of Public Health

The report was developed for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, as part of their review of the Ten Year Tobacco Control Strategy for Northern Ireland (2012-2022). The report has two elements – the first element analysed Health Survey Northern Ireland data from 2018-2019, with the second element analysing current policy.