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A study of over 18,000 crashes found that children in neighborhoods with the lowest “Child Opportunity Index” had a 35% higher incidence of pedestrian and bicyclist crashes and were over 2.8 times more likely to be fatally injured compared to children in the highest-opportunity areas. This highlights a major health equity issue, showing that a child’s risk of severe injury is strongly linked to their neighborhood’s socioeconomic resources.
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A new analysis of the DART trial provides final results, showing that a combination of two immunotherapy drugs (CTLA-4 and PD-1 inhibitors) produced meaningful treatment responses across 53 different types of rare, hard-to-treat cancers. This is a significant step forward, offering a potential new treatment avenue for patients with rare cancers who have run out of other options.
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Researchers have developed new, easier-to-make versions of iboga plant compounds that show improved pain-relieving and anxiety-reducing effects in preclinical studies, while also protecting nerve cells. This work could lead to safer, more effective non-opioid treatments for pain and anxiety disorders.
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