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Absolute difference in age-adjusted stroke death rate between Black, White adults was 21.7% higher during pandemic.

The rate of suspected suicide attempts by poisoning among children and adolescents ages 10-19 reported to U.S. poison centers increased 30% during 2021 – the COVID-19 pandemic’s first full year

Increases in rates of 73.0, 48.8, and 36.8% seen for children aged 10 to 12 years, 13 to 15 years, and girls.

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THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Discrimination in U.S. health care settings is associated with differences in the prevalence of nonvaccination against COVID-19, according to research published in the

THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with the prepandemic period, during 2021, there was an increase in the overall rate of suspected suicide attempts by self-poisoning among children

The number of kids who attempted suicide using over-the-counter or easily accessible medications is up sharply, a new study shows.

FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The number of kids who attempted suicide using over-the-counter or easily accessible medications is up sharply, a new study shows.

Reported experiences of racial and ethnic discrimination linked to difference in prevalence of nonvaccination.

Suspected suicide attempts by poisoning in 10- to 19-year-olds that were reported to poison centers increased by 30% in 2021.