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Barcelona's Ciudad Meridiana: A Neighborhood's Struggle with Suicidal Ideation

A Barcelona neighborhood, Ciudad Meridiana, exhibits a strikingly high suicide attempt rate—triple the city average—with women attempting suicide five times more often than in other areas; this disparity is linked to poverty, social isolation, and inadequate mental healthcare resources.

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North Carolina Girls' School Closes Following Two Suicides

Asheville Academy, a North Carolina residential treatment school for girls, closed after two students died by suicide within a month, prompting a state investigation that began May 8th and led to a cease-and-desist order on May 27th, prohibiting new admissions.

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CDC Official Resigns After HHS Removes Covid-19 Vaccine Recommendations

Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, CDC co-lead for Covid-19 vaccine recommendations, resigned following the HHS's removal of recommendations for Covid-19 vaccines in healthy children and pregnant women, contradicting medical evidence and potentially impacting vaccine access.

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Bavaria's Critical Organ Shortage Highlights Germany's Transplant Crisis

In Bavaria, 1100 people await organ transplants, but only 157 post-mortem donations occurred in 2024, reflecting a nationwide shortage of 8100 people awaiting organs with only 953 donations last year; the current system, requiring explicit consent, leads to many donations being declined.

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Vietnam Scraps Two-Child Policy Amid Declining Birth Rates

Vietnam abolished its two-child policy on Tuesday, aiming to reverse declining birth rates (1.91 children per woman in 2024) and mitigate the pressures of an aging population, with concerns over a shrinking workforce and increasing elderly care costs.

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smh.com.au
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Gene Editing to Combat Malaria: Ethical Concerns and Ecological Risks

Target Malaria, funded by the Gates Foundation and Open Philanthropy, is using gene editing to suppress malaria-carrying mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa, aiming for population reduction within five years, raising ethical concerns about species extinction and ecosystem impacts, but offering potentia...

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France Bans #SkinnyTok Hashtag on TikTok Amid Body Image Concerns

France pressured TikTok into banning the #SkinnyTok hashtag, which promoted unhealthy weight loss and extreme thinness, accumulating over half a million posts before its removal; this highlights concerns about the platform's influence on young users and the need for stronger regulations.

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foxnews.com
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Taiwan Uses AI Robots to Combat Global Nursing Shortage

To combat a projected global shortage of 4.5 million nurses by 2030, Taiwan's hospitals are integrating AI-powered robots like Nurabot to handle routine tasks, reducing nurse workloads by up to 30% and improving patient care.

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AI Foot Scanner Detects Worsening Heart Failure 13 Days Before Hospitalization

A new AI-powered foot scanner, developed by Heartfelt Technologies, can detect worsening heart failure up to 13 days before hospital admission, potentially improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.

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Manitoba Nursing Regulator Raises Alarm Over Internationally Educated Nurses

Manitoba's nursing regulator alleges that internationally educated nurses licensed through interprovincial labor mobility are contributing to preventable patient deaths, prompting a conflict with the provincial government over licensing standards and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

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smh.com.au
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Queensland Pill-Testing Trial Closed, Evaluation Withheld

Queensland's short-lived pill-testing trial, shut down by the LNP government in April 2024, despite a completed $453,286 evaluation, highlights a lack of overdose monitoring and potential increase in harm from dangerous drugs like nitazenes, with one death reported.

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Martinez Refinery Fire: Contractor Oversight and Regulations Cited as Root Causes

A February 1st fire at the Martinez Refinery Company, lasting three days, injured six workers, and released harmful chemicals, prompting a shelter-in-place order; a root cause analysis blames inadequate contractor training and supervision, worsened by California regulations restricting access to qua...

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