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Butte officials prepare to tackle local health issues through community needs assessment

Butte officials prepare to tackle local health issues through community needs assessment

BUTTE, Mont. – Public health officials in Butte are gearing up to address the city's most pressing health concerns with the upcoming completion of the Community Health Needs Assessment. This assessment is updated every three years, utilizing data collected through key informants, including physicians and health providers, as well

When is it time to consider respite care?

When is it time to consider respite care?

When is it time to consider respite care? There is a growing recognition of the challenges faced by 53 million American family caregivers, with mental health issues being a top concern. Being a caregiver to a loved one is a rewarding but exhausting task. Respite care is one of the

Canadians are choosing when to die, often with a smile

Canadians are choosing when to die, often with a smile

Jacques Poissant's suffering stopped the day he asked his daughter if it would be "cowardly to ask to be helped to die". The retired Canadian insurance adviser was 93, and "was wasting away" after a long battle with prostate cancer. "He no longer

Martin Short’s Daughter Dies: Katherine Hartley Short Was 42

Warning: The following post contains discussions of suicide. Martin Short‘s daughter, Katherine Hartley Short, has died at the age of 42, her family confirmed in a statement to TMZ. “It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” the statement said. “The Short family

YouTube exec says goal was viewer value not addiction

YouTube exec says goal was viewer value not addiction

A landmark social media addiction trial resumed Monday with a YouTube executive insisting that the Google-owned company's aim was to give people value, not hook them on harmful binge-viewing. YouTube vice president of engineering Cristos Goodrow was pressed to defend the company's self-styled

Does cannabis use raise risk of psychotic and bipolar disorders?

Does cannabis use raise risk of psychotic and bipolar disorders?

By Stephen Beech Teenage cannabis users double their risk of psychotic and bipolar disorders, according to new research. They face a "significantly higher" risk of developing serious psychiatric problems by young adulthood, say scientists. The American study, published in the journal JAMA Health Forum, followed 463,396 adolescents

Tuning Out of Politics Isn't an Option

Tuning Out of Politics Isn't an Option

As political polarization intensifies across social media and on college campuses, many students are disengaging — not because they don’t care, but because they feel overwhelmed by the noise. When keeping up with national politics feels more exhausting than empowering, civic engagement offers students a way to remain politically present