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Alabama reporter investigates story of sheriff who pocketed jail food funds
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHow they did it: Reporters find dire problems with Texas' Medicaid system
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHalf of kids with mental health disorders in the US don't get treatment
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An estimated 16.5 percent of children in the United States — about 7.7 million kids — have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but about half don’t receive the help they need, according to a new research letter in JAMA Pediatrics.
Drug withdrawal in newborns linked to high unemployment rates
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More newborn babies suffer from drug withdrawal in counties where there are shortages of mental health care providers, higher rates of long-term unemployment and higher proportions of manufacturing jobs, according to new research published in JAMA.
The current and projected health risks of climate change
Source: JournalistsResource.orgDue to food shortages related to climate change, the Earth may experience a net increase of 529,000 adult deaths by 2050, according to a new review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The short- and long-term effects of a U.S. government shutdown
Source: JournalistsResource.orgCancer incidence and mortality rates decline, but not for poor Americans
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Cancer incidence and mortality rates are on the decline in the U.S., but not for everyone. Socioeconomic disparities are widening, especially for preventable cancers, according to new research published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Teen vaping: Is it really a gateway to cigarette smoking?
Source: JournalistsResource.orgNew research suggests journalists should defend their profession
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At a time when the news media is routinely under public attack, journalists generally take one of two tacks: ignore it or defend themselves. ProPublica politics reporter Jessica Huseman made a case for the first tack in a Tweet from 2017: