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Debunking myths about suicide helps encourage compassion and understanding

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[ad_1] On World Suicide Prevention Day and beyond, awareness of the realities of suicide can help people view these deaths with more understanding and compassion, realize the importance of helping others get help, and address their own mental health problems if they are struggling, NAMI says. Below, experts dispel common myths about suicide. Myth: Everyone […]

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New York governor declares state disaster emergency amid circulating poliovirus evidence, samples found in 5 counties | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency amid evidence of circulating poliovirus, a move that will increase the availability of resources including expanding the network of polio vaccine administrators, state health officials said. Sequence analysis of wastewater surveillance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found poliovirus samples in Nassau County,

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States prepare for summer launch of new 988 suicide prevention number

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[ad_1] But in some states, questions remain around funding the transition, staffing call centers and having response teams ready. The transition to 988 is “not optional,” according to the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “Beginning July 16 of this year, all 988 calls will be routed

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Curb hunger with a big breakfast but don’t count on it for weight loss, study says

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[ad_1] The prevailing argument is that eating more calories earlier “shifts metabolism” in ways that favor greater weight loss, said Dr. David Katz, founder and former director of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, via email. Yet eating a big breakfast instead of a larger meal later in the day did not impact weight loss,

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Once a ‘quintessential pro-life Texan,’ she had to flee her home state to get an abortion | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Nine years ago, Cade DeSpain messaged a friend about a cute girl he saw on her Facebook feed. The friend introduced him to Kailee Lingo, her sorority sister at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Kailee remembers that when she and Cade met, it was “a connection at first sight.” A month

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Older Americans miss out on billions of dollars in benefits as inflation takes a toll

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[ad_1] A few examples: Nearly 14 million adults age 60 or older qualify for aid from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also known as food stamps) but haven’t signed up, according to recent estimates. Also, more than 3 million adults 65 or older are eligible but not enrolled in Medicare Savings Programs, which pay

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Additional types of cancer reported in people with breast implants, FDA says

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[ad_1] The FDA announced Thursday that although it believes that occurrences of squamous cell carcinoma and various lymphomas in the capsule around breast implants may be rare, health care providers and people who have or are considering breast implants should be aware of these cases — and report them or any other cancers found around

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Return to school is driving up Covid-19 cases in kids, but there are more tools to keep them safe this year

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[ad_1] New cases reported among children in the last week of August were 14% higher than they were two weeks earlier, according to data tracked by the American Academy of Pediatrics. They jumped even more in the South, where classes have been in session for weeks. In contrast, overall cases for all ages were down

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Who should get the updated coronavirus vaccine booster now—and who should wait?

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[ad_1] Is the Covid-19 vaccine going to become an annual shot, like the flu vaccine? Speaking Tuesday, head of the Biden administration’s Covid-19 Response Team, Dr. Ashish Jha, suggested so, telling reporters that the vaccines and boosters are likely to become “a more routine part of our lives.” A lot of people have specific questions

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