Alternatives for elderly drivers in Darien
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, the majority of older American drivers will outlive their driving ability by about seven to 10 years.
Opinion: The tragedy and legacy of Sandy Hook
A committee with legislators from both parties gathered research, public input, and made recommendations. ... We all agreed on background checks and more resources for mental health and our schools. ... Studies ...
Opinion: To increase diversity in clinical trials, pay research participants
The reasons for these types of disparities, what public health experts refer to as the “social determinants of health,” include factors such as economic inequality, systemic racism, housing and education ...
Middletown’s Weitzman Institute announces new director of research
He is co-founder of the Health Equity Analytics Lab, and recently served as assistant research professor of the Department of Prevention and Community Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at ...
Opinion: Why are enormous warehouse projects so controversial?
Answer: Health and safety hazards Health hazards have unsettled residents fearing increased traffic, diesel fumes, noise, and safety hazards from stored and undisclosed materials. ... According to a 2001 report ...
50 facts about guns in America
Despite lockdowns, social distancing, and the closure of businesses and other facilities that might have mitigated the public's hunger for weaponry, the pandemic conversely seemed to fuel American desire for ...
Ban on high-capacity magazines headed to Washington House
“The Legislature put public safety above the interest of the gun lobby,” he said. ... In his statement, Ferguson cited a 2019 study that appeared in the American Journal of Public Health.
Texans CEO Cal McNair apologizes for 'China Virus' comment
A 2021 study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, took a look at Twitter and found that 50% of tweets using the hashtag #ChinaVirus contained anti-Asian sentiment, compared to 20% of those that ...
'The Daily Show' host Trevor Noah slams 'terrifying' Texas abortion law
Additionally, a study published in the American Journal of Public Health revealed Black women have the highest abortion rate at 27.1 per 1,000 women, compared with 18.1 per 1,000 for Hispanic women and 10 per ...
'The Daily Show' host Trevor Noah slams 'terrifying' Texas abortion law
Additionally, a study published in the American Journal of Public Health revealed Black women have the highest abortion rate at 27.1 per 1,000 women, compared with 18.1 per 1,000 for Hispanic women and 10 per ...
Connecticut’s speed limit was created 120 years ago and it was the first to exist in the U.S.
Following the lifting of the national speed limit, all 50 states raised their posted rural interstate speed limits, and many raised the limits on urban interstates and noninterstate roads, according to a 2009 ...
Lawmakers want to keep guns out of abusers’ hands with new restrictions
Abusers with access to a firearm are five times more likely to kill their female victim, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. ... The Senate bills were introduced in the ...
Tell us: How much is COVID-19 treatment costing you?
Even before the pandemic and the economic downturn that followed, the cost of health care was a major concern for many Americans. In Bexar County, nearly 310,000 people — about 16 percent of the population — ...
Senate passes bill to reduce hate crimes against Asian Americans
“The reality is that every Asian American in our state has had their own personal experience or knows someone with an experience of color-related racism,” said Keo, who is Cambodian American. ... Those ...
Letters to the Editor: Climate change policies must be equitable
According to a 2016 study by the American Journal of Public Health about fracking, “disposal wells were 2.04 times as common in areas with 80% people of color or more than in majority White areas.” ... The ...
Pandemic-related unemployment caused 30,000 additional deaths in U.S., UCSF study says
It also may have led to more than 30,231 excess deaths nationwide over the past year, on top of the nearly half a million people who died from the coronavirus, according to a UCSF study being published Thursday ...
Colin McEnroe (opinion): No need to worry about people using marijuana — they already do
OK, he didn’t say those last two sentences, but this is not at all like the causes of the American Civil War, man. ... TN BODSQUAD KRT (TN4) KRT TEEN NEWS STORY SLUGGED: BODSQUAD KRT PHOTO ILLUSTRATION (May 4) ...
UW and Harvard gun stats: How many people are packing
The study was published in December in the American Journal of Public Health. ... Scholars from the University of Washington and Harvard University recently published a study in the American Journal of Public ...
Looking Back
During the fifth day of the hearing conducted at the Public Service Commission office, 44 Holland Ave., Albany, the disappointed mayor wrote that it had been his understanding the PSC had directed Penn Central ...
Letter: Education should be part of marijuana legalization
I recommend the public and our legislators search and take a more careful read of the Colorado Department of Public Safety data, particularly under driving under the influence. I further recommend the Todd ...