Tag: Suicides
Many Suicides in Prisons Could Have Been Averted, Justice Dept. Watchdog Says
The Bureau of Prisons routinely subjects prisoners to conditions that put them at heightened risk of self-harm, drug overdoses, accidents and violence [...]
Wegovy, Ozempic: UK investigating suicide risks
Packages of the weight-loss drug Wegovy from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk lie on the sales counter in a Danish pharmacy.Stefan Trumpf | Pic [...]
EU expands Ozempic probe over suicide risks
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter in Los Angeles, April 17, 2023.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe [...]
Congress Clears Bill to Make Officer Suicides Eligible for Death Benefits
WASHINGTON — Congress has approved bipartisan legislation that would extend a benefits program for the families of public safety officers who are kill [...]
Lawmakers Press Amazon on Sales of Chemical Used in Suicides
In a written response to the lawmakers on Thursday, Brian Huseman, Amazon’s vice president for public policy, extended condolences to families of the [...]
US suicides dropped however fentanyl overdose deaths spiked throughout Covid-19
After years of steadily transferring in tandem, two of America’s worst public well being tendencies diverged in the course of the coronavirus pa [...]
Covid-19 lockdowns didn’t trigger a rise in suicides in spite of everything
Final yr, as then-President Donald Trump railed in opposition to Covid-19 lockdowns and known as on states to reopen their economies, he claimed [...]
Surge of Pupil Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Faculties to Reopen
This fall, when most faculty districts determined to not reopen, extra dad and mom started to talk out. The dad and mom of a 14-year-old boy in Mar [...]
Specializing in Firearms Proves Contentious in Wrestle to Scale back Veterans’ Suicides
The suicide charge amongst navy veterans retains edging increased, and to handle it Congress handed a serious invoice this fall, named in honor of [...]
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