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In our current AI boom, it can seem as if technology will soon take over our lives. Yet Joseph Sakran, one member of a multidisciplinary panel that has just published The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms …

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The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms is a comprehensive document that’s just been released on the proceedings of a multidisciplinary panel convened to consider firearm violence from many perspectives. Trauma surgeon Joseph Sakran at Johns Hopkins …

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The good news is in many cities around the United States deaths and injuries due to firearm violence appear to be trending down, and a new summit report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association may help continue …

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Over 800,000 people have died since we entered this new century and 2 million plus have been injured using firearms in the United States.  These daunting statistics underpin efforts by the American Medical Association and other organizations in creating a new …

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Federal officials have suggested that use of acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase the risk for autism in offspring. Heather Volk, an autism expert at Johns Hopkins, says use of acetaminophen may be a surrogate for something else. Volk: Could be …

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Do women who take acetaminophen during pregnancy risk autism in their offspring? Autism expert Heather Volk at Johns Hopkins says one likely explanation is that taking the pain reliever during pregnancy is a stand in for another exposure that may …

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PM 2.5 stands for particulate matter 2.5 microns or less, and this category of air pollutant may well be involved in autism risk as well as cognitive issues in older adults. That’s according to Heather Volk, autism expert at Johns …

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