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'Recent purchasers, owners who always or nearly always carry loaded firearms in public, and to a lesser extent, owners of assault-type rifles were more supportive of and willing to engage in political violence than other subgroups of firearm owners.' From a survey study.

More than three-quarters of sudden infant deaths involved multiple unsafe sleep practices, including co-sleeping, a recent analysis suggests. wapo.st/3VGps0R

An agitated man in a parking lot. A grandfather off his schizophrenia medication. A young man having a seizure. AP's Lethal Restraint project found each was among more than 1,000 people who died after police encounters involving less-lethal force apnews.com/projects/inves…

My latest. Too few MDs consider treatment burdens on older adults. That should change.

Paul was a teacher >20yrs. He loves Sylvester Stallone &quotes him daily, his nickname is #Rambo . His family said it would mean the world if he can get a message fr Sly for his bday--the day before removing life support. Was not easy, but Paul's reaction--priceless. The 3 Wishes Project

Great to see Sarah Varney on the PBS NewsHour again!

How the Supreme Court’s decision on the abortion pill could affect far more than just reproductive health. Could birth control and vaccines be next? Check out my latest for ⁦Scientific American⁩ . scientificamerican.com/author/liz-sza…

Penelope Vega messaged “Dr.Skripts503″ on Telegram, “you have oxy?”

A week later, Julie Vega found her 17-yr-old daughter unresponsive in her bed.

Months later, a 19-year-old was led before a federal judge on his first charge as an adult in her death

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A new tool for immunocompromised Americans is now available in the form of a monoclonal antibody after Evusheld was discontinued last year.
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Hong Kong watered down some of its formula regulations after objections from US trade officials, who said the rules “could result in significant commercial loss for US companies.”

A proposal in Indonesia stalled after questions from the US. propublica.org/article/how-am…

Congratulations to the 2024 NIHCM’s Investigative and General Reporting Award finalists! bit.ly/IGRfi #NIHCMAwardsJournalism

Jordan Rau Reed Abelson JoNel Aleccia Holly Hacker Albert Sun The New York Times KFF Health News Type Investigations Aurora Almendral Samanth Subramanian Quartz

Are you an early career (≦5 yrs) journalist interested in science reporting? In or able to locate to Boston for a year? Applications for the 2024-25 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellowship have just opened. Deadline: April 26.
This is a great gig. statnews.com/careers/sharon…

By mid-March, the US has racked up as many #measles cases in 2024 as the country saw in 2023. cdc.gov/measles/cases-…

Impact: Police arrested a former Mormon bishop we featured in our The Associated Press investigation into how the church protects itself from child sex abuse claims. He turned himself in after being indicted on 4 felony counts associated with the abuse of his daughter: apnews.com/article/mormon…

Another dangerous amoeba has been linked to neti pots and nasal rinsing. Here's what to know apnews.com/article/neti-p…

New AI tools are shaking up the doctor-patient relationship, raising questions of trust, transparency, privacy and the future of human connection.
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Dr. Jeff Duchin, our Health Officer, today announced his retirement after 30 years of service to King County.

Thank you, Jeffrey Duchin, MD, for everything you’ve done for the health and well-being of all King County residents.

Read more on our blog: publichealthinsider.com/2024/03/13/kin…

🚨The Associated Press is hiring for a TEMP REPORTER in Los Angeles! The salary will be pro-rated for the 7-month assignment and part of The Associated PressNewsGuild. You'd work for editor extraordinaire Kathleen Ronayne and join The Best Bureau.
Please apply! DM me with any Qs.
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U.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami apnews.com/article/cdc-ai…