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/ 10 months agoSuicide has reached epidemic proportions in the US − yet medical students still don’t receive adequate training to treat suicidal patients
Close to half of those who die by suicide saw a primary care doctor within a month of their death.
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/ 10 months agoNorman Jewison’s ‘Rollerball’ depicted a world in which corporations controlled all information – is this dystopian vision becoming reality?
As the journalism industry continues to crater, wealthy plutocrats are consolidating their control over information systems.
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/ 10 months agoWith the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content to play the waiting game
The central bank is ‘really in risk management mode,‘ its chairman said.
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/ 10 months agoSuper Bowl ads: It’s getting harder for commercials to score with consumers
Marketers are increasingly focused on reaching narrow audiences – but when it comes to mass appeal, the Super Bowl doesn’t miss.
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/ 10 months agoSleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance
Studies show college athletes sleeping less than 7 hours per night are almost twice as likely to be injured when compared...
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/ 10 months ago‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists
‘Jaws,’ published in 1974, terrified the public of sharks, but it also brought shark research into the scientific mainstream.
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/ 10 months agoMore than a year after the death of an environmental activist, questions remain on the dangerousness of the Stop Cop City movement near Atlanta
The death of a protester in 2023 at the site of the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Center has brought renewed...
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/ 10 months agoHow Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus
Black male athletes at Division I schools say they alter their speech, dress and other behaviors to gain acceptance in mostly...
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/ 10 months agoThis course examines how conflicts arise over borders
Religious, racial and class-based differences often get politicized.
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/ 10 months agoEating disorders are the most lethal mental health conditions – reconnecting with internal body sensations can help reduce self-harm
Many people with eating disorders die from suicide. Improving perception of internal body states, or interoception, can help everyone better care...
