Researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University and their collaborators are working to create what could be the first drug for crippling joint pain that follows infection with the new chikungunya virus that can continue for months or even years. Although researchers have tried to develop vaccines and drugs to fight the virus, none … Read more
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LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The first year of the coronavirus pandemic saw an increase in drug resistance in bacteria that cause bloodstream infections, even against antibiotics of last resort, a report from the World Health Organization based on data from 87 countries in 2020. The overuse or misuse of antibiotics has helped make microbes … Read more
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No Charges Against Detroit Police Who Killed Porter Burks The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday that no charges will be filed against the Detroit police officers who shot and killed Porter Burks. The 20-year-old was armed with a knife and in the midst of a mental health crisis when he started running towards officers … Read more
Gwinnett County mother desperate for her brain-injured son to return home LaShondra Woodall wants you to take a good look at these photos, have you seen her son? NORCROSS, Ga. – Almost four months have passed since LaShondra Woodall last saw her 26-year-old son, Alize, who has a debilitating brain injury. He was supposed to … Read more
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(Reuters) – U.S. court systems must do a better job of diverting people in some cases to mental health treatment and establish new best practices for cases involving people with behavioral health problems, according to a task force that spent the last two years studying mental health in the court system. The National Center for … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Social and educational disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated concerns about the mental health and suicidal behavior of adolescents in the United States, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. from USA According to the study published Thursday in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly … Read more
Article ROCKVILLE, Md. – an employee who sexually abused two patients at the Rockville mental health facility where he worked, he will spend the next 40 years behind bars. A Montgomery County judge sentenced Macdoff Okah Friday in circuit court. Okah pleaded guilty to one count and a jury convicted him of five others for … Read more