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In 2021, firearms continued to be a leading cause of death among U.S. children, with a 41.6 percent increase in the firearm death rate from 2018 to 2021, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Pediatrics.

Video games and social media are keeping school kids up at night, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

By SANFROSSA MBERI

THERE is rampant drug abuse among school going children in Luanshya and we suspect that the vice is one of the key contributing factors to the high HIV prevalence rate in the area, Luanshya District Commissioner Oncemore Ngonomo has said.

Mr Ngonomo said it was unfortunate that the vice had continued going without being detected.

He said that the extent of the damage caused by drug abuse to the youth came to light recently when one school going youth experienced brain damage because of the vice. 

“The youth, as we are talking is still undergoing treatment.

“This is disturbing especially for a pupil to experience, not only for them but the guardians as well,” he said.

Mr Ngonomo also called on donor partners such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to work with schools that were struggling to deal with various issues affecting pupils.

He said such vices made pupils vulnerable to HIV/AIDS among other dangers of society.

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As children head back to school, two issues have climbed higher on their parents’ list of concerns: the role of social media and the internet in kids’ lives.

Nitrous oxide is a popular recreational drug, especially among young people, that can cause serious and sometimes permanent neurological defects. A new review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to help clinicians recognize signs of nitrous oxide toxicity.

Research and development (R&D) costs for targeted oncology drugs are markedly lower if guided by a companion diagnostic strategy, but current biopharmaceutical business models suggest these savings will not be reflected in more affordable pricing.

It is quite common that individuals who have one psychiatric condition also qualify for other psychiatric conditions. This observation questions the conventional belief that different diagnoses are independent and instead implies the possibility of a set of factors that increases risks for several types of mental health problems.

If you have feather bedding or clothing and have some breathing concerns, you should learn about feather duvet lung.

In the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us assumed we would return to our usual routines in a few weeks. Instead, restrictions on group gatherings and businesses stretched on for months. Did they continue to save lives? In a new study, available on the SSRN Electronic Journal server, Yale SOM’s Matthew Spiegel examines how the effectiveness of restrictions evolved over time.

When shared parental leave was introduced in 2015 in the UK, the then Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government described it as a “radical” policy, suitable for modern lives and workplaces.