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A new study introduces “Shooting-Free Days” as a four-tiered metric to track gun violence across 10 major U.S. cities. This new approach provides a clearer, more nuanced way to measure and understand the burden of firearm violence, which is crucial for developing targeted public health interventions.
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A review finds that while the Public Health Critical Race Praxis (PHCRP) framework is used to study racism as a public health problem, there is little evidence on how to use it to create and test real-world antiracism programs. This highlights a critical gap between research and practice, calling for more studies to guide effective, evidence-based actions to reduce health inequities.
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A study of over 2,200 patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a heart condition, found that nearly 40% did not have preserved heart function, challenging the common assumption about the disease. Integrating multiple heart measurements significantly improved the ability to predict patient survival, arguing for a more comprehensive diagnostic approach.
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A clinical trial found that embedding exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ebCBT) into intensive community mental health teams significantly reduced anxiety and improved quality of life for people with severe mental illness. This shows that structured psychological therapy can be successfully delivered within existing community outreach services, offering a feasible way to address a major unmet need.
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A national survey from 2019-2023 shows that children exposed to neighborhood violence face significant barriers to healthcare, including being less likely to get routine dental care and more likely to delay or skip medical and mental health care due to cost. This underscores how violence exposure creates a cascade of health access problems, pointing to the need for better healthcare financing and coverage for vulnerable kids.
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